In August 2020, Michelle Obama discussed menopause with gynecologist Sharon Malone on her new Spotify podcast.
“I have a very healthy background, and I also had hormonal changes due to infertility, the need to take injections, and so on,” Obama explained. “Even in my 30s, I had night sweats, and if you think about the other symptoms that come with it, it's just hot flashes, I mean, I had a few of those before I started taking hormones.”
She even recounted an experience with hot flashes on Marine One during her husband's presidency. “I remember having one on Marine One. I'm dressed, I have to go out, go to an event, and literally it was like someone stuck an oven into my core and turned it up to high and then everything started melting. And I thought, well, this is crazy — I can't do this, I can't, I can't do that,” she said.
Apparently Barack Obama was unfazed by this, his wife reported, “He didn't break down because he found out that there were several menopausal women on his staff.” It was just like, 'Well, turn on the air conditioning.'”
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