Peri-menopause and menopause change us - The Gutsy Gynecologist, Dr. Tabatha Barber.

13 Jan 2023

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This is a YouTube video titled "Peri-menopause and menopause change us - The Gutsy Gynecologist, Dr. Tabatha Barber." It features Dr. Tabatha Barber discussing the impact of menopause on women's lives, highlighting the increased lifespan beyond reproductive years and the hormonal changes that affect identity and relationships. The content is a monologue or talk focused on women's health and menopause.

We are living almost half as long as we, you know, in our reproductive state, in this menopausal state. So in the year 1900, the average lifespan for a woman was 49. We died. We didn't have to go through living in a menopausal state. Now, average age is 83. So you have at least 30 good years, let's hope where you have to live without your hormones. And I'm sorry, but your hormones really define who you are. Ask anyone who's gone through menopause. And this was so shockingly clear to me the day that I just laid on the couch and wouldn't talk to my husband. I wanted to give up my business, my friends, my husband. I didn't want to be married. Like, he disgusted me. He goes, what is wrong with you?