Halle Berry

Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry (“Monster’s Ball”) is now tackling a new issue: menopause. This is after a doctor misdiagnosed her with herpes when she shared that she was pain the morning after sex. The experience prompted the star of “Never Let Go,” “The Union,” and “John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum” to found Respin, a business dedicated to helping women going through menopause by sharing information, including scientifically proven solutions. Berry has not only used her celebrity to erase the stigma placed on the life change; she has appeared before Congress to press for more research on menopause. Berry is advocating for the Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act, a bi-partisan bill seeking $275 million for research into menopause. Noting that only 13 percent of doctors are certified by the North American Menopause Society, Berry said, “Women are worthy of doctors who won’t tell patients they have herpes when they don’t.”