Gabrielle Union revealed her big chop in a series of photos on her Instagram page on Friday, July 23.
The mom-of-one chopped off all her hair and stopped wearing wigs and hair extensions as she undergoes natural midlife transition at age 48.
The Deliver Us from Eva actress is married to retired NBA player Dwyane Wade. They share 2-year-old daughter Kaavia James.
Gabby shared photos of her newly shorn hair on Instagram. The photos featured Gabrielle standing in her open concept kitchen in a body-hugging black dress. She accessorized with large gold hoop earrings and delicate gold necklaces.
Gabby captioned the photo gallery:
“So, I did a thing [hug emoji] The movies always show women cutting their hair when all is lost but I wanted to know the feeling of making a change when things are gravy. It hits different and its foreign to me but I [heart emojis] this new new. #SummerChop #FlawlessChop #FlawlessCut.”
Menopause signals a woman’s natural transition from young adulthood to middle age between the ages of 40-65.
During the onset of menopause, a woman’s ovaries shrink and stop producing the female hormones estrogen and progesterone that control the menstrual cycle. Every bio female is born with about 1 million eggs in her ovaries.
One or more eggs are released once a month during the menstrual cycle beginning in adolescence until middle age.
During menopause, the eggs are depleted, the menstrual cycle stops and females are no longer able to become pregnant.
The average age of menopause is 50. Menopause can be distressing for some women due to the symptoms which range from mild to severe.
Hot flashes plague 75 percent of perimenopausal woman, and last for an average of five years.
A hot flash feels like an oven turned up to 450 degrees. The sudden intense heat causes profuse sweating that makes wearing wigs and hair extensions unbearably hot.
Other symptoms include:
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