Barnes-Svarney’s book combines health, science, and humor. She says it started from a bunch of questions her female and some male friends asked her just out of curiosity. The research for those questions (plus of few of her own) quickly turned into a book. The questions and answers highlight the science of women’s bodies, looks, hormones, exercise, aging, sex and relationships, brains, eating and sleeping, and a few extras. Among the tantalizing and, more often than not, humorous female questions were: Why is a woman always the one who hears the car making a noise? Can a woman’s relationships with men really be driven by the time of the month? How do a woman’s hormones affect her shopping list? Why do women like bling? Why are most women hooked on chocolate? And, of course, why do women crave more sex in the summer? According to Barnes-Svarney all of the answers are based on scientific research with references and more sources at the back of the book.