The societal expectations surrounding postmenopausal women are both absurd and damaging, often reducing their identities to outdated stereotypes. As menopause transitioned into the 20th century, the discovery of estrogen shifted the narrative, framing menopause as a hormonal deficiency rather than a complex human experience. This oversimplification led to the dismissal of individual struggles, with physicians attributing a range of issues solely to estrogen levels.
