Sarah Bourassa is back today with another installment of our series answering all your questions about weird body stuff, “What The Health?!” And she’s talking about periods — specifically, the chaos that often happens when you reach your 40s. She writes: “When we polled our readers, it was clear what a wide range of symptoms women experience: ‘I’m 47 and get worse cramps than when I was a teenager.’ ‘It’s almost nothing now. It looks like it’s drying.’ ‘They keep coming earlier and earlier.’ ‘Mine comes once in a blue moon with a vengeance.’ ‘Some lighter, some heavier… totally unpredictable.’ ‘WTF is happening?!?!’” Don’t worry — we reached out to experts for some context and info about what in the world is happening. Check it out. Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor |