18 People Whose Misfortunes Could Fill a Best-Selling Horror

Most women know what to expect during menopause. Hormone fluctuations bring about a wide variety of symptoms, including hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, and much more. A recent viral video of a woman literally steaming in the cold goes on to prove this point.
However, for some women, menopause brings about a literal smorgasbord of unexpected symptoms, that you would not normally connect to this phase of life. Here are some of the most shocking stories that prove menopause and the female body is still more of a medical mystery.
It sounds scary and terrifying, but there is hope. As this Reddit user shared, “Menopause isn’t always brutal. My periods got further apart, then ended. I never had a hot flash, heavy periods, didn’t get night sweats, or any other symptom.
My period ended within a year of getting further without any pain or sweat when I turned 54. I don’t mean to rub it in for those that suffered, but I need women to know that menopause isn’t always bad.”
Women face plenty of challenges in their lifetimes, including ones thrown by their own body. Here is some surprising research about periods, that may be to your advantage.