Menopause Myths, Debunked
UD research sheds new insights on a hot topic. Article by Artika Casini.
In Japan, women experience fewer menopausal symptoms, take less hormone replacement therapy and report smoother transitions into older age than their Western counterparts.
The difference isn't genetic — it's cultural, linguistic and medical, according to UD anthropology professor Melissa Melby.
“The Japanese perspective might provide a counterbalance,” said Melby.
Melby has spent almost three decades studying the topic and has published her first book on the understudied and frequently misunderstood life stage, Reframing Aging: Insights from Biology and Culture of Midlife Japanese.
Author summary: Research debunks menopause myths.
- UD anthropology professor Melissa Melby has spent almost three decades studying menopause in Japan.
- Her book, Reframing Aging, challenges dominant Western narratives about hormones, aging and women’s health.
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