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Halle Berry Recalls Doctor Misdiagnosing Her With the ‘Worst Case of Herpes They’d Ever Seen’


Halle Berry recalled a medical mix-up where a doctor misdiagnosed her with 'the worst case of herpes they'd ever seen' when she was actually in perimenopause.

Halle Berry got the scare of her life when a doctor mistook her being in perimenopause for having an extreme cases of herpes, the actress told First Lady Jill Biden at the “A Day of Unreasonable Conversation” summit on Monday, March 25. Halle explained how vaginal dryness is part of the transition into menopause, marking the end of a woman’s reproductive years, and her doctor was misinformed. The John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum star has been open about going through menopause, writing a first-person account for Women’s Health in April 2023.

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