Why doctors are applauding this TV show's health plot line for women

Eight minutes into the new season of “Your Friends & Neighbors,” Amanda Peet’s character is talking about menopause. Specifically, her dry vagina.

For midlife women, it’s not surprising. Her character Mel is middle-aged.

But for TV, it’s still groundbreaking. (Sarah Jessica Parker’s character on “And Just Like That” in 2023 wouldn’t even say the word vagina in a much-discussed episode.)

Menopause and perimenopause are often reduced to a punchline in most TV shows and movies or not even shown.

But representation matters.