We need to talk about perimenopause, HRT, and the absolute medical gaslighting of Black women. 🗣️
If you’re walking into the doctor exhausted, dealing with brain fog and joint pain, and leaving with an antidepressant instead of hormone support, you aren't alone. And you aren't crazy. 🧵👇 #Blacksky
2/3: The data is glaring: Black women tend to enter perimenopause earlier, and we experience symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats more severely and for significantly longer—sometimes up to a decade. Plus, dropping estrogen completely changes our cardiovascular risk profile. #Blacksky
We do not get a prize for suffering in silence.
In our latest Girls Gone Menopause deep-dive, Alison and I break down the science of modern HRT, debunk the terrifying myths from that flawed 2002 study
https://youtu.be/CaxPoO6n8nk
#BlackWomensHealth #HRT #MedicalGaslighting #GenX #Blacksky
Surviving the "Zone of Chaos": The Ultimate Guide to Menopause Science & HRT

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