perimenopause Q and A

...Sue Goldie, regarding her Parkinson’s Diagnosis. As told to John Branch in the New York Times, October 13, 2025. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/13/us/sue-goldie-parkinsons.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tk8.e_kf.cQC_AZZlQhCm&smid=url-share  Not all healing leads to recovery of your previous functions.  Some is just about slowing the decline; the rest of us have to figure out how to be supportive. And accept the person, along with the diagnosis. I couldn't possib

Retractor is a verb, potentially passive or active.  It is also the person doing the thing, and the instrument used for it

Our December book club pick, written by one of the skilled nurses who trained us.

burnout and fear

Helping your loved ones recover when and how you can. And their loved ones.

This is the OG link from prior post on STD information. From 2.22.24, "Not your mom's gyno visit" Yes, that was less than a year ago. ...

Sometimes. It's validating to have experts endorse the things we live by. My personal favorites are: go to bed when you're sleepy drop...

Do our consumer choices really matter?

Rare things are still rare, even when the risk increases

Pain and clinic procedures.

IUD for period control and birth control

Progesterone birth control for period management

hormones for treating periods, not just preventing pregnancy

A doctor's advice on birth control options

Elegy for my generation: I’m no poet, so that’s a lie.  But I’m not ready for my generation to be the one dying, to contemplate our...

Great news.  As women in the US lose more bodily autonomy, this is a step forward. Nothing is perfect.  Some links below to help, both...

Bonus: 11 items in the top 10 guide. My title isn’t meant to be a trigger, and I’m sorry if it is for you.  I know that not everyone has...

—queer and curious edition: First of all, my title isn’t meant to be a trigger, and I’m sorry if it is for you.  I know that not everyone...