The Year They Admitted It.
In 2025–26 the FDA pulled hormone therapy’s boxed warnings, Congress introduced a menopause research bill, and new studies confirmed what women knew. The data.
Half the Country, Zero Hearings
The Senate held its first hearing on the menopause care gap. NIH spent $56M on menopause research in 2023, barely 0.12% of its budget.
The $26.6 Billion Nobody Counts
Menopause costs the U.S. ~$26.6 billion a year in lost work and medical bills — while research gets $56M. The hidden cost of menopause at work, and how to fix it.
The Funding Gap, 2026
Women's health gets ~6% of investment — and 90% of that goes to cancer, fertility and pregnancy. Why menopause and midlife fall through the gap, in 2026's numbers.
The Heart Attack They Missed
Women are 50% more likely to have a heart attack misdiagnosed — and misdiagnosis raises 30-day death risk ~70%. The signs no one taught you, and how to be heard.
Why Your Doctor Wasn’t Taught This
Nearly 40% of women feel misdiagnosed in perimenopause — because only 31% of OB/GYN programs teach menopause. Why it happens, and how to advocate.
The Grandmother Hypothesis
Menopause isn’t a malfunction — it’s a feature. The orca study that proves post-reproductive women are survival infrastructure, and what it means for you.
The Funding Gap That Left 1.2 Billion Women Behind. Follow the money. It will tell you everything.
Menopause gets 0.12% of the NIH budget — barely one-tenth of one percent. Follow the money behind why women’s health was never studied, what it cost you, and what’s finally changing.