From a personal perspective - what exactly awaits me? - science journalist Liesbeth Gijsel searches for the truth and debunks persistent myths and clichés. Because menopause does not have to be something you passively undergo!

In this solidly substantiated, but above all empathetic and committed book, Liesbeth Gijsel walks with you along all these questions and sensitive issues, without glossing over anything. Forty or not, an informed woman is worth two and a reassured one perhaps even four!

What are the first signs of menopause? And what is the difference with (peri-)menopause?
Why? Don't those damn hormones just change your body, but also your ability to concentrate, for example?
Why Are postmenopausal women often portrayed in such a negative light, while in other times or cultures they were considered heroes?
How Do you continue to enjoy steamy sex even with vaginal dryness or other blockages?
How As a woman in menopause, do you claim your place in the workplace, despite the taboo?
What does it really work against mood swings, hot flashes and sudden weight gain?
How is hormone therapy safe, which alternative therapies work and which are nonsense?