India, Nov. 9 -- Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna recently opened up about her struggles with menopause in her latest November 8 column for The Times of India. Twinkle, aka Mrs Funnybones, who is married to actor Akshay Kumar, revealed that she always thought that turning fifty would mean finding her true self. Instead, it's 'losing hormones.'

The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes menopause, for most women, as a phenomenon marked by the end of monthly menstruation due to loss of ovarian follicular function, which means that the ovaries stop releasing eggs for fertilisation. During this time, women have to deal with hot flashes, night sweats, irregular periods, and sleep disturbances.

Twinkle revealed that she is also dealing w...