Halle Berry says that his perimenopause has been poorly diagnosed as "the worst case of herpes"
The actor shared the heartbreaking history of the way she discovered that she was heading towards menopause.
Celebrities often have access to some of the Best medical care in the world. But even the rich and the famous are not immune to 7.4 million bad diagnoses that occur each year in the case of the United States, actor Halle Berry This recently talked about his experience with this type of medical error, revealing that his perimenopause was initially wrongly diagnosed as herper.
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March 25, Berry sit with First lady Jill Biden At the Summit A Day of derness conversation in Los Angeles to discuss women's health, The Hollywood Reporter reported. During the speech, the Catwoman Star has specifically targeted a health problem that it deals with itself: menopause.
Menopause refers to the end of a Women's menstrual cycle , or the "point in time 12 months after the last period of a woman", according to the National Institute of Aging (NIA).
In the years preceding menopause, some women can also undergo several changes during a menopausic transition period also known as perimenopause . NIA says it generally starts between 45 and 55 years and can last for several years.
During the summit, Berry opened the way she worked to change "the way women and men feel women during their intermediate neighborhood and what they feel about this - which was a dirty word - menopause, Perimenopause, and we in this play must change that ... It cannot be simply the history of destiny and gloom. It is a glorious period of life. "
But the 57 -year -old actor also shared that his trip with this condition started Rocky.
"First of all, my ego told me that I was going to jump [the perimenopause]", she Tell Biden , by People . "I am in great shape. I am in good health. I have managed to get out of insulin and manage my diabetes since I was 20 years old. So, it makes you think, oh, I can manage the menopause . I'm going to jump all this. I was so without instruction at that time. "
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It was not only that Berry thought that she could jump the perimenopause, however. The star spoke of meeting "the man of [his] dreams", musician Van , at 54, their sex life and how one day of extreme pain after intercourse led it to a major erroneous diagnosis.
"I feel like I have razor blades in my vagina. I run to my gynecologist and I say:" Oh my God, what's going on? "It was terrible," recalls Berry. "He said," You have the worst case of herpes that I have ever seen. "I say to myself: 'Herpes? I have no herpes!' ""
After her doctor told her that she had herpes, Berry said she had immediately confronted Hunt about it. But both ended up testing negatives for sexually transmitted disease (MST).
"I realize afterwards, it is a symptom of perimenopause," said the actress at the top.
Drought can be a sign From this transition period, because your "vaginal fabrics can lose lubrication and elasticity" when your estrogen levels begin to decrease, "rendering sex", according to Mayo Clinic.
"My doctor had no knowledge and did not prepare me," said Berry. "It was then that I knew:" Oh my God, I have to use my platform. I have to use everything I am, and I have to start making a change and a difference for other women. ""
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