--- title: Menopause --- [![CC Phil WEB (CC Magazine 2025 Fall)) 251030\_1532 150 LOGO](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CC%20Phil%20WEB%20\(CC%20Magazine%202025%20Fall\)\)%20251030_1532%20150%20LOGO.png?noresize&width=224&height=38&name=CC%20Phil%20WEB%20\(CC%20Magazine%202025%20Fall\)\)%20251030_1532%20150%20LOGO.png) ![CC Phil WEB (CC Magazine 2025 Fall)) 251030\_1532 150 LOGO](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CC%20Phil%20WEB%20\(CC%20Magazine%202025%20Fall\)\)%20251030_1532%20150%20LOGO.png?noresize&width=552&height=65&name=CC%20Phil%20WEB%20\(CC%20Magazine%202025%20Fall\)\)%20251030_1532%20150%20LOGO.png)](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/2025-fall?hsLang=en) [Donate](https://give.ccf.org/CCMAG) THEN NOW NEXT # Menopause By John Soeder ## Share - [Share on facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/2025-fall-then-now-next-menopause&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) - [Share on twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/2025-fall-then-now-next-menopause&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/2025-fall-then-now-next-menopause&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=) - [Share on linkedin](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/2025-fall-then-now-next-menopause&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) - [Share on email](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20Menopause%20&body=Check%20out%20https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/2025-fall-then-now-next-menopause&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email) Photos: Getty Images (Then and Next); Lisa DeJong (Now) ![GettyImages-57417181 CMYK SM](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hs-fs/hubfs/GettyImages-57417181%20CMYK%20SM.jpg?width=800&height=997&name=GettyImages-57417181%20CMYK%20SM.jpg) Hot flashes often were suffered in silence. ## THEN When Cleveland Clinic was founded more than a century ago, menopause was cloaked in silence. There was little scientific understanding of women’s hormonal health — and even less public dialogue. Symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings and insomnia were often dismissed or misattributed to emotional instability. Hormone therapy (HT) didn’t become available until the 1940s and 1950s, and even then, it was controversial. The conversation remained largely medicalized and male-led, with scant research focused on the full spectrum of women’s experiences. Menopause was seen less as a health transition and more as a decline. --- ![CCC\_4811011\_04-26-24\_093\_LDJ CMYK SM](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CCC_4811011_04-26-24_093_LDJ%20CMYK%20SM.jpg?width=800&height=997&name=CCC_4811011_04-26-24_093_LDJ%20CMYK%20SM.jpg) Menopause is “a powerful reset point,” says Dr. Pelin Batur. ## NOW Today, menopause is being redefined as a pivotal and manageable stage of life. HT is safer and more precise than ever, and nonhormonal options are widely available. At the Women’s Comprehensive Health and Research Center (WCHRC) at Cleveland Clinic, clinicians consider each woman’s symptoms, lifestyle and risk profile to craft personalized care plans. Sleep, bone health, cardiovascular risk, mood and sexual wellness are all taken into consideration. “We treat menopause not as a closing chapter, but as a powerful reset point,” says WCHRC Medical Director Pelin Batur, MD. “Women deserve to feel well and supported through every phase of life.” --- ![GettyImages-1172429034 CMYK SM](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hs-fs/hubfs/GettyImages-1172429034%20CMYK%20SM.jpg?width=800&height=533&name=GettyImages-1172429034%20CMYK%20SM.jpg) Data will help inform menopause care in the future. ## NEXT The future of menopause care is integrative, inclusive and data-driven. Research is expanding thanks to advocacy and philanthropic investment. Cleveland Clinic’s vision includes building national and global centers of excellence that blend medical, emotional and social support for those at midlife and beyond. As a new generation demands answers and agency, menopause is no longer a whispered word — it’s a turning point in women’s lifelong health journey.  ## In this Issue ### [![Small-Thumbnail\_Lara\_242x214](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CC%20Magazine/Summer%202023/Small-Thumbnail_Lara_242x214.jpg?width=242&height=214&name=Small-Thumbnail_Lara_242x214.jpg) A LETTER FROM LARA Seeing Them](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/2025-fall-a-letter-from-lara?hsLang=en) ### [![250630\_40GP\_High\_Res\_07 ADJUSTED 242x214](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hs-fs/hubfs/250630_40GP_High_Res_07%20ADJUSTED%20242x214.jpg?width=242&height=214&name=250630_40GP_High_Res_07%20ADJUSTED%20242x214.jpg) PULSE Cleveland Clinic News and Notes](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/2025-fall-pulse?hsLang=en) ### [![PHI\_6000808\_06-05-25-8758 RETOUCHED 242x214 2](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hs-fs/hubfs/PHI_6000808_06-05-25-8758%20RETOUCHED%20242x214%202.jpg?width=242&height=214&name=PHI_6000808_06-05-25-8758%20RETOUCHED%20242x214%202.jpg) IN GRATITUDE Lauren Spilman and Stacie Halpern](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/2025-fall-in-gratitude-lauren-spilman-and-stacie-halpern?hsLang=en) ### [![CC Phil WEB (CC Magazine 2025 Fall) 251113\_1322 150 KEY 242x214](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CC%20Phil%20WEB%20(CC%20Magazine%202025%20Fall)%20251113_1322%20150%20KEY%20242x214.png?width=242&height=214&name=CC%20Phil%20WEB%20(CC%20Magazine%202025%20Fall)%20251113_1322%20150%20KEY%20242x214.png) KEY TOPIC Looking Out for No. 1](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/2025-fall-key-topic-looking-out-for-no.-1?hsLang=en) - [Archive](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/archive?hsLang=en) - [Subscribe](https://donate.clevelandclinic.org/sign-up?hsLang=en) [Donate](https://give.ccf.org/CCMAG) [![Cleveland Clinic](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CC%20Magazine%20Template%20Assets/img/logo-cc.png?width=300&name=logo-cc.png "Cleveland Clinic")](https://my.clevelandclinic.org/) © 2026 Cleveland Clinic. 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