Product Description
Until now, there has been little practical advice on what women can do about ticking biological clocks. What Every Woman Should Know About Her Biological Clock is the first book to explore a woman's reproductive life span completely, from beginning to end. Based on Cara Birrittieri's own experience of running up against a slowing biological clock, she shows women for the first time how to "tell what time it is" with a simple blood test that gives them a peek at the state of their ovaries. What Every Woman Should Know About Her Biological Clock will: * Show women how ovarian reserve tests can monitor the biological clock. * Give women an evolutionary explanation for such an unforgiving clock. * Offer a method to calculate the duration of the biological clock. * Explain how birth control pills may enhance fertility. * Provide a way to manipulate the monthly cycle using birth control pills. * Present steps to preserve and prolong fertility. * Provide a critical look at midlife celebrity birth announcements in the media.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 11 reviews)

Essential info for women in their 30s/40s! by K. Salada (Denver, CO)

5 Stars
November 25, 2008
This book shares SUPER important information through the story of the author's experience of having difficulty conceiving. She highlights one simple step that women can take who are wanting to conceive now or later into their 30s/40s... request an FSH blood test from your OB/GYN (even if they tell you that you don't need to worry). This simple test gives you an early indication of fertility so that you can make PROACTIVE choices about beginning a family. Good research, good story-telling making it easy to understand, and good recommendations.

Great book by Brenda (Boston, MA USA)

5 Stars
November 10, 2006
I wish I read this book years ago... this is an essential read for anyone who is going through treatment for infertility. The author "gets" it and I felt so much better after reading this book. I can't recommend it highly enough.

An excellent resource! by Karen L. McGoldrick

5 Stars
April 26, 2006
Cara Birrittieri has written an important book for both patients concerned about their fertilty and for health professionals. Knowledge can only enhance the ability of a woman to make the decisions which are appropriate for them. This author has clearly and concisely given us the tools needed to understand the process of conception and the potential problems which could prevent this. As an obstetrician/gynecologist with 25 years of experience treating women with a myriad of problems, I would not hesitate to recommend this book to my patients.

A book you must read! by C. Walsh-Okwuosa (Tiverton, RI United States)

5 Stars
April 25, 2006
I was 32 after trying to conceive for 1 year when I and my husband sought the help of a Reproductive Endocrinologist. After simple blood work tests were completed we sat across the desk from a top fertility specialist and were told my FSH was elevated and would possible never conceive my own child. I was a 32 year-old healthy, educated, professional women suddenly finding myself lost, and drowning in an ocean of results, terminology, statistical outcomes, and treatments that has forever changed my life and my hoped for family. Had Cara's book been available at that time in my life I would have founds answers and a plan of action that I was so desperately in need of. Thankfully this book has been written, and written well, by an award-winning journalist who has specialized in health and medicine. The depth of research and the manner in which it was written allows women to learn about their fertility and their choices in a comprehensible way that is needed for the majority of us who are not medically trained. Infertility affects 1 in 8 couples of child-bearing age in the U.S. ([...]). This number is up from 1 in 10 in 1995. In a recent Newsweek article (March 13, 2006 issue) it was written "Infertility among young women has risen almost 20 percent since 1995, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control". Knowledge IS power. Without a doubt every woman should have the information that is available to her within this book.

A must read by KC (Boston)

5 Stars
April 25, 2006
This book is a must read for all women. Many of us find out too late the significance of that three letter word... FSH. Something so simple as a bloodtest should be offered by OB/GYNs with annual exams. The media fools us to believe that IVF is the answer to our infertility problems. If you are a low responder with diminished ovarian reserve you are first of all going to have to look high and low for a Doctor and Clinic who will even come within ten feet of you. Clinics care about their stats and don't let them tell you otherwise. It is not an easy road and women should be informed about this early on. An elevated FSH does not just impact a woman 35 or above. There are many young women that are faced with this challenge also. I came across Cara's book after that dreaded first FSH test. I learned about what was actually going on with my body, what I could do, and what my options were. I have had a long journey on this path, but am thankful to the author for having taken the time to write her book and educate women of all ages.

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