The 'Ring' star said when she reached her early-to-mid-40s, she found herself to be alone, without a community to help her out and make her aware of this transition. Menopause can be quite a challenging experience for women, who experience varied symptoms during this phase. Simply put, menopause is the cessation of the menstrual cycles, diagnosed when one has gone without a menstrual period for 12 months.
It can happen in your 40s or 50s, but rarely does it happen in the 30s. For actor Naomi Watts, however, experiencing menopause alone and in her 30s was a daunting experience that she wishes for no woman to ever experience. The ' King Kong ' actor recently opened up to People magazine about going through menopause at an early age, and how it led to her coming up with her own menopausal wellness brand.
"My story started so early. It was so shocking and just flooded me with shame that I just went into a panic," Watts, now 55 years old, told the outlet. Her transition apparently began at the age of 36, which is very rare.
Most women continue to ovulate during this time and can even have babies. It completely caught Watts 'off guard'. "I had irregular periods , night sweats and I certainly told doctors about it, but they didn't chalk that up to being anything other than stress or something, because of course, 36, no way, you're far too young," the British actor was quoted as telling People .
The ' Ring ' star also said that when she reached her early-to-mid-40s, she started to ex.