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- Naomi Watts has opened up about not having your ovaries work as they used to before menopause.
- She launched a new project called Stripes to inspire and educate women going through the menopause journey.
- With the platform, there are products that can help with the symptoms, especially those related to sex.
54-year-old Naomi Watts has been open about her struggles in Hollywood and the pressure to remain youthful by getting plastic surgery.
Now, the actor has opened up about life after menopause with her new venture, Stripes, an online community for people in all stages of menopause.
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With Stripes, she aims to create a space that will be inspirational and helpful for those going through the journey. It allows people to share their stories, misconceptions and myths about menopause.
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"It's a huge demographic of people who deserve to be represented. There's so much misinformation out there, so hearing the stories of others can help... We also aim to educate – we want to bust myths and get the facts about menopause on the table," she tells Oprah Daily.
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The actor also shared that she's launched products that aim to assist with the symptoms of menopause, such as dehydration which causes most women not to have sex. "We have holistic products that help. All of them address hydration because when you lose estrogen, you lose moisture – from scalp to vag. Your hair can get brittle, so we have a hair mask. Then we have a lubricant called Vag of Honour," she adds.
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Hollywood pressures women in the entertainment industry to look and stay young forever, which is impossible, so when the actor started her menopause journey, she felt alone and less desirable. "Does it mean your career is over when your ovaries don't work the way they used to? I was trying to make sense of it. I felt lonely because I didn't feel like I had anyone I could turn to." She says she's more authentic now that she's gone through it.
"When you get to the other side, you feel your most authentic self – and you realise that being a woman, and sex, isn't over. I like to say now, 'Closed for business, open for pleasure'."
Sources: Oprah Daily, Stripes
