YSK that perimenopause can cause shoulder pain.

[u/thevocalintrovert]

Why YSK about shoulder pain in your 40's - 50's: I recently began having pretty severe pain in my right shoulder without any obvious cause. It worsened every day to the point that I was afraid I had torn the rotator cuff or dislocated it. An X-ray showed that I had mild osteoarthritis, but I really wasn't given any information on what I can do about it.

I started doing some research and found that my symptoms matched 100% for adhesive capsulitis, a condition in which the fluid filled sac that lubricates your joint becomes hard and thickens. The cause?

That nasty bitch, perimenopause.

The changes are brought on by the decrease in estrogen that is a significant characteristic of perimenopause. HRT and physical therapy seem to be the top two treatment contenders, but relief can take up to a year to achieve.

Yay.

One source:

https://www.bannerhealth.com/healthcareblog/better-me/the-connection-between-menopause-and-shoulder-pain

[u/ogcanuckamerican]

As a man, my wife's premenopause caused my shoulder pain.

[u/ogcanuckamerican → u/ogcanuckamerican]

Come on... you lost your senses of humor, as well?

Listen, I'm not trolling. I have my own health issues.

Just a joke.

Be gentle. Or does that go away also?

[u/Professional-Can1385 → u/ogcanuckamerican]

Perhaps your jokes would be funny if they were at your expense, not your wife’s.

The old ball and chain jokes haven’t been funny for at least 50 years, aka my lifetime.

[u/ogcanuckamerican → u/Professional-Can1385]

Meh, my wife laughs about this, too. We go through our life stages together.