r/Menopause: 'Looking for advice from Black women... trying to help my mom' (Sep 2 2026)

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Publisher: r/Menopause (Reddit community) · Published: September 2, 2026 · Accessed: September 2, 2026

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• Community report (39 comments, Sep 2 2026): a daughter asked Black women who had been through menopause for guidance on helping her mother navigate the transition.
• Community report: top comments surfaced the SWAN finding that Black women's hot flashes and night sweats last roughly 10.1 years versus ~6.5 years for other groups (JAMA Internal Medicine), plus earlier onset and greater severity for Black women.
• Community report: commenters framed a ~10-year hormone therapy window as the reason not to wait, and advised finding a Black gynecologist who knows these differences.
• Community report: commenters referenced University of Michigan research on racism's effect on the menopausal transition and recommended the 'We Do Not Care Club' (Melanie), a Black menopause humor creator.