I remember a work colleague who constantly complained how she didn’t get a good night sleep because of night sweats. She would get all red and flushed while we work together.

I can vividly recall how she reached to a handkerchief in her pocket to wipe off perspiration running down her face. I was just in my mid twenties and didn't know anything about menopause symptoms. I was naive about menopause and actually didn't care much about it at that time. Concerned about her, I asked what’s going on. It took her a while before she replied... and all she said, was “it’s menopause”, in a very soft voice I could hardly hear what she said. I got the message, she doesn’t want to talk about it.

The same work colleague went on her much anticipated world tour with her husband. She's a very nice lady who's always willing to teach me what she knows and always happy to help whenever I need assistance. I was so happy for her and got very excited to hear from her when she got back to work from her world tour. Unfortunately, she was not feeling well majority of the time. 

She was exhausted from the the get go. They only managed to explore two of the 5 countries on their itinerary and have to stay in their hotel room majority of the time. I guess she knew I'm curious, she leaned and whispered... 

"I blame my menopause" and walked away.

She's obviously not comfortable to talk about it and I didn't dare asked any question.

I was 25...