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Crazy Hormones – Men and Women in the Menopause

2018-05-11
5.5
de 52m
Documentary
Virtually every woman who enters menopause has questions about what’s happening to her body and how to effectively deal with the changes. The broad availability of medicines, remedies and even hormones even conveys the concept that menopause as a curable “deficiency disorder”. This documentary takes a look at the scientific and medical contexts of menopause as well as the latest findings in international research. Are artificial hormones medically necessary or a seductive, supposed fountain of youth? Do they truly assist in alleviating the suffering of women, or are they lifestyle drugs reflecting a zeitgeist in which ageing is no longer acceptable and older people are seen as “flawed”? A visual and provoking science documentary about the hot time of menopause that also takes a look at whether and how the hormones in men likewise go crazy.

Writer

Reinhild Dettmer-Finke

Director

Reinhild Dettmer-Finke

Writer

Claudia Dejá

Director

Claudia Dejá

Camera Operator

Ingo Behring

Camera Operator

Ursula Wernly Fergui

menopause

Status

Released

Countries

  • Germany

Companies

  • Kobalt Productions
  • ZDF/Arte