A simple UTI can turn deadly during menopause.​ ‌ After 78-year-old Roselin Shankland was found struggling to breathe, her pulse dropped to 34 beats a minute. Her blood pressure collapsed. By the time she reached the hospital, a urinary tract infection had spread to her bloodstream. Her organs were shutting down. Within hours of arriving, she died from sepsis.​ ‌ Her death was the devastating end of a common health threat for women after #menopause, despite it being often preventable. Most women aren't offered vaginal estrogen, which can cost as little as a few dollars each month, even though medical groups have recommended it for years.​ ‌ Read what's behind this lapse in women’s healthcare and what can be done to help more of them at the link in usatoday's bio. 📸: Zack Wittman, for USA TODAY