“I didn't try to take care of it because I was a little embarrassed”

Presenter Angélica, 48, participated in the panel 'Menopause: a new chapter' during the second day of the 'Power Trip Summit' event, by Marie Claire. She spoke about this process, which began for her at 42 years of age. “I took drugstore tests thinking I was pregnant”, he reported.

The actress revealed that she had early menopause, which began at 42 and ended at 43 years old. “When the symptoms started, I didn't understand, it's this taboo, no one talked about it much,” said Angelica. “I kept going, doing a more or less replacement and experiencing the symptoms, like hot flashes. I felt strange. The skin starts to look very different, we are saying goodbye to collagen”she said.

After going through the process without any knowledge, the businesswoman discovered that her mother and sister also had early menopause.. “I suffered a lot due to the lack of information. I went through many ups and downs. But I found myself and discovered that it doesn't have to be such a difficult phase, it can be easier”, stated. “I didn't try to take care of it because I was a little embarrassed,” she confessed.

_{Angélica, Paola Deodoro, Renata Guberfain and Rossana Vasconcelos discuss the Taboos of Menopause (Photo: Bléia Campos/ Reproduction)}

Talking about menstruation or related topics such as menopause is still almost “forbidden”, it is a topic that is rarely discussed, the kind of subject that is whispered about in secret. “We often see that it is a big taboo. But why? Less than 100 years ago, women's life expectancy was 50 years. Today we see that menopause accounts for a third of women's lives,” asked Renata Guberfain, director of Vichy Brazil.

According to Angélica, the most complicated period in her career lasted three years, during which she saw her productivity suffer without understanding why. Mother of three children: Joaquim, 17 years old, Benício, 14 years old and Eva, 7 years old, the result of her marriage with TV presenter Luciano Huck, she even considered the possibility of being pregnant again. “The number of times I thought I was pregnant… I took several drugstore tests”revealed.

“A woman's self-esteem starts to fade. She no longer has sexual desire, and intimate dryness occurs. But it can be a more fulfilling phase,” explained the artist. “Today I'm in a better phase because everything is regulated and I'm loving myself, wonderful”, she commented. Angélica concluded by saying that she had sought medical help and that she now lives a full life, with her hormones functioning perfectly.

Featured Photo: Angélica participates in the Power Trip Sumitt 2022. Reproduction/Bléia Campos.