Halle Berry's Doctor Claimed She Had Severe Herpes When It Was Actually Perimenopause
Actress Halle Berry recently shared about a horrifying misdiagnosis. After Berry shared that she was experiencing pain during sex, her doctor claimed that she had the "worst case of herpes." It was later revealed that Berry was actually just experiencing perimenopause. "My doctor had no knowledge and didn’t prepare me," she stated. "That’s when I knew, ‘Oh my gosh, I’ve got to use my platform, I have to use all of who I am and I have to start making a change and a difference for other women.'"
Since the incident, Berry (54), has become an outspoken menopause awareness advocate. At a recent summit about women's health, she shared that her main mission is "changing the way women and men feel about women during their midlife and how they feel about this — which used to be a dirty little word—menopause, perimenopause, and we in this room have to change that … it can’t just be the doom and gloom story. This is a glorious time of life.”