Imagine if, at 12, girls were invited for a health check-up to discuss changes they might experience, their GP failed to mention periods. There would rightly be a national outcry.
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Actor, producer, activist, and founder and chief creative officer of Stripes, which creates science-based products for midlife women, Naomi Watts has talked frankly about her menopause.