The thing with symptoms like that, Meredith notes readily, is that they could just as easily mean the opposite, or they could have nothing at all to do with menopause or pregnancy, a side effect of any number of things from excessive stress to various illnesses. She doesn't want to start making guesses until she has more information. For one thing, she doesn't even know if Faye's sleeping with anyone; pregnancy may not even be an option, if only because she's not sure even this place is cruel enough to spring that on a woman without giving her something to enjoy in exchange.

"Alright," she says, nodding. "Any hot flashes? Back pain?"