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title: "Who Knows When My Period Will Arrive Next?: A Conversation about Menopause"
date: 2022-09-27T03:00:00-04:00
author: OBOS Admin
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Who Knows When My Period Will Arrive Next?: A Conversation about Menopause

In this interview, Heather Corinna discusses their personal story as a non-binary person experiencing menopause and offers readers guidance for “the emotional and sociocultural experience of navigating” it. The interviewer/author is Our Bodies Ourselves Leadership Council member Jaclyn Friedman. You can find an excerpt from Corinna’s book on menopause, *What Fresh Hell Is This? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You* on our site: What Fresh Hell Is This?

> Coming at it from a nonbinary place, the opposite can also be true, so much of menopause has only been looked at from a gender perspective. That the loss of femininity is the only way that someone could be suffering. Gender is not something I necessarily experience, period. For me there’s a certain virility I feel like I’m losing, that has nothing to do with femininity. And that doesn’t fit in any of our existing frameworks.

[Read the full article ](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/21/menopause-conversation-people-want-to-capitalize-on-us-ageing-)

SOURCE: The Guardian • AUTHOR: Heather Corinna and Jaclyn Friedman • LAST UPDATED: June 21, 2021

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## What Fresh Hell Is This? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You

Tips for taking care of yourself and getting through perimenopause and menopause.

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Tips for taking care of yourself and getting through perimenopause and menopause.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/what-fresh-hell-is-this-perimenopause-menopause-other-indignities-and-you)

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## Embracing Our Aging Bodies: On Menopause, Trauma, and More

Two authors, Heather Corinna and Kimberly Dark, talk with one another about menopause, trauma, body positivity, and vulnerability.

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Two authors, Heather Corinna and Kimberly Dark, talk with one another about menopause, trauma, body positivity, and vulnerability.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/embracing-our-aging-bodies-on-menopause-trauma-and-more)

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## Living in Uncertain Times: Experiences of Menopause and Reproductive Aging

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Author Heather Dillaway explores the everyday experiences of women living in and passing through the stages of perimenopause and menopause.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/living-in-uncertain-times-experiences-of-menopause-and-reproductive-aging)

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## The Importance of Demystifying Perimenopause

Endocrinology professor and menstrual cycle researcher Dr. Jerilynn Prior addresses common misconceptions about perimenopause.

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Endocrinology professor and menstrual cycle researcher Dr. Jerilynn Prior addresses common misconceptions about perimenopause.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/demystifying-perimenopause)

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## Common Signs and Symptoms of Perimenopause

This evidence-based, feminist resource aims to demystify perimenopause and normalize the symptoms that often start before periods become irregular.

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This evidence-based, feminist resource aims to demystify perimenopause and normalize the symptoms that often start before periods become irregular.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/common-perimenopause-symptoms)

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## Your Menopause Questions

The Women Living Better website covers topics and questions related to menopause, perimenopause, and the menstrual cycle.

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The Women Living Better website covers topics and questions related to menopause, perimenopause, and the menstrual cycle.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/your-menopause-questions)

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## Sharing What I Learned about Perimenopause

Nina shares how her experience with perimenopause led her to co-found Women Living Better, a resource that demystifies the menopause transition.

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Nina shares how her experience with perimenopause led her to co-found Women Living Better, a resource that demystifies the menopause transition.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-the-very-early-perimenopause)

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## Coping with Perimenopause

JF discusses her perimenopause symptoms. She explains her difficulty with the healthcare system and finding a perimenopause specialist.

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JF discusses her perimenopause symptoms. She explains her difficulty with the healthcare system and finding a perimenopause specialist.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-coping-with-perimenopause)