Wisconsin Legislators, Halle Berry Discuss Menopause Stigma

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Celia Ellenberg knew about this thing called perimenopause half a decade ago — she was assigning and editing articles about it, as the former beauty director at Vogue. Then she began to experience the symptoms herself. Around the time she turned 40, she was shedding hair, suffering from insomnia and noticing drastic shifts in her menstrual cycle. “You don’t just wake up one morning in menopause,” the 43-year-old said. “There is a slow tumble of …

Wisconsin legislators, Halle Berry discuss menopause stigma

Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) and Rep. Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) brought in a big name — award-winning actress Halle Berry — this week to help them call for better education on perimenopause and menopause. Berry, who wasn’t able to…

Halle Berry lobbies in Wisconsin for funding to improve women's care

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What is Halle Berry doing for Wisconsin women?

The actor and menopause advocate is speaking in support of a bipartisan bill to get better resources to doctors and patients. She did the same last year for a bill by Sen. Tammy Baldwin. A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers is getting a little celebrity help in promoting a bill designed to help improve women’s health in menopause. Actress Halle Berry joined an online news conference Tuesday as legislators urged colleagues to pass a measure …