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| View Larger Image | A Few Good Eggs: Two Chicks Dish on Overcoming the Insanity of Infertility
by Julie Vargo, Maureen Regan
| | List Price: | $15.95 | | Price: | $13.24 | | You Save: | $2.71 (17%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 178587 | | Studio: | Collins Living | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 416 | | Publication Date: | June 01, 2006 | | Publisher: | Collins Living |
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Product Description
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. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 67 reviews)
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Good Intro Book When you are Freaking Out 
I got this book immediately after a doctors appointment where I found out I had high FSH. In my case it is due to age and at that point I had no idea about the other problems that were going on with my body (and there were many).
There were two types of books on those shelves in the book store - sappy inspirational success stories ( which I didn't want to hear about) and detailed scientific books (which just confused me) and then there was this book.
A Few Good Eggs was a great way to slide gently into the infertility world. No, it doesn't cover all details of all procedures but in the early stages of disbelief I liked the wry, emotional support with a just a little nitty gritty detail - what to expect in terms of emotions, doctors, injections, husbands, friends.
On husbands, no they are not always willing and able to have lots of sex. That is a fallacy. But I emphasized with this little bit - husbands (if it's not male infertility) will "get over it" much, much quicker than you will. They care about you but many have very little interest in just what you are going through (throw your modesty out the window). They may listen to you but the don't want to talk about it and it was good to be prepared for that. Of course, this is not every husband out there but I suspect that it represents a lot of them.
For when you have more knowledge of your particular situation, get you details from books like: The Baby Solution, IVF (Dr Sher), and The Infertility Survival Handbook.
To that reviewer who said that she was happy and in her 30s and didn't appreciate being lectured at about her eggs. Well, hear this sweetie - no matter how healthy you are, no matter what you look like on the outside - the inside is on it's own timeclock and you have next to no control over it. I was you.
Time is not kind to the female reproductive system. Infections that you aren't even aware of block your tubes, fibroids affect many women after aged 30 which in turn can affect embryo implantation and your hormones begin to change.
There were some tones in this book that could be a little off putting but ignore those, enjoy the humor and take control of your infertility.
November 18, 2008 | |
Sometimes a sense of humor makes infertility an easier pill to swallow
I enjoyed the candid nature of this book. I recommend this book to couples in the initial struggle of infertility. I outgrew my need for this book once I began seeing an RE.
October 03, 2008 | |
Good book 
I though this book was good but I wouldn't rely only on it for information when it comes to infertility. I read it because I really just wanted to hear some personal stories from other women who went though the same thing. It did do that but didn't have alot of info on the "medical" side of things.
April 19, 2008 | |
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I found this book to be informative and fun. The authors have found a way to put a lighthearted spin on an extremely emotional topic.
March 05, 2008 | |
If you're depressed over infertility, don't read this book! 
I have to say that this book was not only a huge disappointment, but it actually made me feel worse! The authors spend so much time beating you up for waiting to have children that you just want to find them and scream "Stop telling me I waited too long to have children!!! What was I supposed to do, just procreate with whoever I was dating in my 20's?" There was very little helpful information and this book just added to my depression. Save your money and your sanity and stay away from this book.
February 06, 2008 | |
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