Rosie O’Donnell
Whoopi Goldberg's The View co-host Rosie O'Donnell has also openly shared her experiences dealing with menopause.
The actress and TV personality's menopause started around 2003, at the relatively early age of 41. Her worst symptoms were hot flashes and night sweats, which lasted for years.
In 2010 the comedian showed off her 'menopause hair cut' — shaved at the neck with longer locks over the top — during an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Both Oprah and Rosie were unimpressed that they hadn't been warned about what to expect when menopause hit.
In a 2012 interview with Marlo Thomas, Rosie talked about her decision to start on a bio-identical hormone cream. A call from actress Suzanne Sommers prompted her to have her hormone levels tested, and Rosie discovered her estrogen levels were at zero.
"Did I have night sweats? I was literally sleeping with frozen peas in between my breasts and frozen peas behind my neck," she said.
After doing some research Rosie decided to try the hormone cream recommended by Suzanne, and found her menopause woes were much more manageable after that.
"I was always very hesitant to do any hormone replacement therapy, but I was feeling so bad."
