A few good eggs : two chicks dish on overcoming the insanity of infertility

Introduction: Why We Wrote This Bookxvii -- Part 1That Will Never Happen to Me! -- Part 2Baby-making 101 -- Part 3Still Not Pregnant? Now What? -- Part 4Emotional You -- Part 5A Family Affair -- Part 6The Infertility Complex -- Part 7Enough Is Enough. Insight and frank, friendly advice on overcoming infertility -- from two women who have lived through it all. We are bombarded by images of blissful older mothers, such as Madonna and Celine Dion. But 'Hollywood' articles about pregnancy and fertility at middle age gloss over the tremendous amount of financial, emotional, and physical effort faced by couples struggling to conceive. In this warm, funny, empathetic book, journalist Julie Vargo and literary agent Maureen Regan -- women who have experienced personally almost every aspect of infertility -- give readers a glimpse into what to expect when you're not expecting. Hormones, sperm counts -- nothing is too personal for these two outspoken women! Ranges from technical to humorous and everything in between. What are good, snappy comebacks to the question, 'Why aren't you pregnant?' What is the difference between gonadotrophin releasing hormone and progesterone? Should you freeze your eggs? These questions and many more are answered, and in the tone of a couple of good friends. Between them, the authors have gone through hormone treatments, miscarriages and multiple inseminations -- so they know firsthand the rollercoaster ride of trying to achieve pregnancy. With wise advice on how to communicate with doctors, husbands, friends, and mothers, this book is an invaluable guide for all women facing infertility. In this warm, funny, and empathetic book, journalist Julie Vargo and literary agent Maureen Regan -- women who have personally experienced infertility -- give the lowdown on what women really need to know when they are having trouble conceiving. Hormones, sperm count, uterine lining -- nothing is too personal for these outspoken women. Candid and passionate, Vargo and Regan share the nitty gritty secrets that only good friends talk about. They tell their stories -- and those of their many girlfriends -- to help others who may be experiencing the silent pain of infertility. This is the information that your doctor may not tell you and your mother can't. Their advice is simple: educate yourself, find the right doctor, and keep an open mind. You are not alone. A Few Good Eggs provides the resources you need to face infertility -- and the warm support of a couple of good friends.