Halle previously revealed that she discovered she was going through perimenopause after being left to do her own research when her doctor mistakenly told her she had “the worst case of herpes.”

While appearing on “The Drew Barrymore Show” on Tuesday, Halle Berry and host Drew Barrymore revealed that they both are navigating the journey of perimenopause — with Berry sharing that her diagnosis was anything but typical.

Halle Berry revealed her sex life suffered after going into perimenopause — which she originally believed to be a “really bad case of herpes.” The “Catwoman” actress, 58, got candid about how the misdiagnosis impacted her sex life with boyfriend Van Hunt during a recent appearance on the “Drew Barrymore Show.

Halle Berry has revealed how being misdiagnosed with herpes majorly affected her sex life with her boyfriend Van Hunt.

Halle Berry has opened up about her struggles with perimenopause, explaining that the condition made her vagina so ‘swollen’ and dry that sex felt like ‘razor blades’. The Catwoman actress recently spearheaded her very own wellness company, Respin, and introduced a lubricant to help women going through the same thing.

Halle Berry's doctor misdiagnosed her perimenopause symptoms as herpes. The Hollywood actress, 58, has revealed she was sent into a spin after being told she had the sexually transmitted infection (STI) and she then spent 72 hours with her partner Van Hunt playing the "blame game" trying to work out how she had contracted herpes.

During an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, Halle Berry shared her struggles with perimenopause, including a misdiagnosis of herpes.