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. Hormones, sperm counts, uterine lining ― nothing is too personal for these outspoken women. They also recruit their friends, husbands, and doctors to dish on everything from keeping their marriage healthy to assessing your financial needs to herbal treatments and blood tests. Everything you wish you knew about infertility, and how others faced it, is covered in this book.
Most important, Vargo and Regan provide information they wished someone had given them, especially things most doctors
don’t share. What you don’t know may cost you what you want ― a family of your own. Your OB/GYN may not be trained in infertility and won’t necessarily give you the answers you need. Like Vargo and Regan, many women believe they will get pregnant when they decide it is time and are shocked when they don’t. Now they share their stories in the hopes of preventing other women from experiencing the traumas they did. Their advice is simple ― gather all the information you can, and find the doctor who will listen to your needs.
“A Few Good Eggs” provides the resources you need to face infertility ― and the warm support of a couple of good friends.
1. Has top notch doctors with appropriate board credentials, membership to medical societies, and hospital privileges.
2. Is open on the weekends and willing to stay late or open early if that works best with your body.
3. Has compassionate staff.
4. Does not allow children and babies in the waiting room.
5. Keeps plenty of Kleenex in convenient places.
6. Makes an effort to know and remember you and your partner‘s names.
7. Updates the sexy magazines in the men’s bathroom (deposit room) occasionally so that they don’t look so bedraggled and “used.”
8. Doesn’t reveal personal information when leaving a message at your home or office.
9. Is discreet and understanding when accepting your partner’s “deposits.”
10. Has someone to hold your hand, whisper a prayer, or give a thumbs-up when you are undergoing procedures...just so you know they understand.
