The extent of menopause symptoms
While not all women are affected by menopause to this extreme degree, no woman can be sure of escaping the horror of this living decay. Despite the conspiracy of silence surrounding the subject, most women are well aware of the extent to which menopause symptoms cripple them.
A show of bravery might mask their distress for several years, but ultimately, not even valor offers escape from this physical reality. What we must learn is that there is no need or either valor or pretense. The need is for hormones.