Menopause is often talked about as something that only affects women. In reality, it can influence relationships, families, and everyday life at home. If your partner is going through menopause or perimenopause, you may have noticed emotional changes, disrupted sleep, shifts in intimacy, or moments where she simply doesn’t feel like herself. It can be confusing and, at times, leave you feeling unsure how to help. You can’t experience menopause firsthand, but you can understa
The word gets a laugh at dinner parties. The condition behind it does not. Say “manopause” out loud and someone will usually smirk. It sounds like a joke, a word dreamed up for a tabloid headline rather than a genuine medical conversation. But behind the silly name sits a real, well documented biological process, and dismissing it as a punchline does a disservice to the men going through it and the partners living alongside them. The clinical term is andropause, sometimes cal