Halle Berry gets candid about a mistaken STD scare that turned out to be perimenopause

Hold up, is Halle Berry spilling the tea on menopause? You bet! Queen Bey opened up about a scary health sit­u­a­tion that turned out to be a total­ly nor­mal midlife change.

Here’s the deal: Halle was expe­ri­enc­ing major pain dur­ing sex (think ouch-fac­tor 100). Wor­ried it might be an STD, she bolt­ed to the doc­tor, only to get a shock­ing diag­no­sis: the WORST case of her­pes ever seen. Talk about a plot twist!

But plot twist num­ber two? Halle and her boo both test­ed neg­a­tive for her­pes. Turns out, the cul­prit was actu­al­ly per­i­menopause, the lead-up to menopause. Who knew? Halle sure did­n’t, and that’s exact­ly why she’s speak­ing out.

Here’s the thing: per­i­menopause affects MILLIONS of women, caus­ing dry­ness down there (among oth­er not-so-fun symp­toms). But many docs just aren’t clued in, leav­ing women con­fused and frus­trat­ed. ‍♀️ That’s why Halle’s on a mis­sion to break the stig­ma and edu­cate every­one about this nat­ur­al part of life.

Menopause? Not a dirty word! It’s a chance to embrace a new chap­ter, and Halle’s here to show us how it’s done. So ditch the myths and get informed, because knowl­edge is pow­er, espe­cial­ly when it comes to your lady bits!