Women naturally understand about menopause, and men don’t need to…right?

Mid-life specialist Jo Ibbott debunks the two main assumptions she comes across regularly

As I go into businesses and organisations to talk about menopause and its frequently hidden impact, I’ve often observed two common assumptions: women naturally understand about peri/menopause, and men don’t need to. They’re not unreasonable assumptions given that women have had to deal with hormones, periods and PMS all their lives and may also have gone through pregnancy, so surely this next stage must be something they’re aware of and familiar with, right? And why would men need to know about it since they won’t experience it…or will they?*