I resonated with the really, REALLY, needing space. I did chuckle when Anny was talking about this, cos yep, that's me! Can't wait to get into bed with my book come evening. I feel like the menopausal transition has been medicalised (like pregnancy and birth) which implies that it needs fixing. In reality, it's about honouring that we need to shed what no longer serves us, but that's the difficult part for most women. Anny didn't mention it, but I'm guessing IVF would be in there as an endocrine disruption along with the pill. I did IVF for both babies and questioned at the time what the long-term implications were, but got blank stares from the doctors.