Sophia's perimenopause journey
Perimenopause hit me like a ton of bricks at about 45.
Sophia Alexander, age 50
Verified Revaree® & Ristela® customer
My menopause experience scared the heck out of me.
I experienced, almost overnight, loss of libido, which for me was really destabilizing.
I've always been sexually expressive. I've taught about sexuality. I've done tons of protests and public outreach forums.
And then all of a sudden: I have lost my libido and I have lost a whole sense of my identity.
Instead, I have this cultural myth of what menopause means: asexual, undesirable, old.
I felt really estranged from my body for the first time.
BONAFIDE's 2024 State of menopause report
56% of women have been made to feel like they should "just deal with" their menopause symptoms
Only 18% of women know the technical definition of menopause.
Over 70% of women are self-educating through their communities.
Revaree® and Ristela® are nothing less than life changing in my life—and the life of my marriage as well.
Ristela is probably the only product I've ever tried in my life that I can genuinely say changed me and made me feel whole again.
I am not going to lose out on my sexuality just because I have to be going through a completely normal biological process.
Revaree has helped me physically as well as emotionally.
I always heard about lubes. You're used to buying some when you're younger, but Revaree's totally different. It's a moisturizer, so it's kind of like I'm just moisturizing a little bit more of me now.
And they have this new ultra lubricating formula… so I'm really excited about that.
I’m able to have comfortable, awesome sex with my husband again. So I couldn't be happier with it.
Bonafide® menopause solutions are recommended by 19,000+ healthcare professionals. See why.
- 75% more sexual satisfaction7
- 75% more sexual arousal7
- 74% improved ability to orgasm7
- 100% of women experienced reduced vaginal dryness24
- 98% of women experienced reduced vaginal irritation
- 87% of women experienced reduced vaginal pain24
I'm positive about the future.
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