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A Few Good Eggs: Two Chicks Dish on Overcoming the Insanity of Infertility

Julie Vargo, Maureen Regan

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Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
Rank: 4996
The comprehensiveness of this accessible guide to managing infertility reflects the somewhat obsessive approach of the authors, who have both undergone years of infertility treatment and whose anecdotes frame each chapter.

In plain language, journalist Vargo and literary agent Regan (sister of publisher Judith) detail the impact of a variety of factors (age, weight, stress, exercise, nutrition, STDs, pharmaceuticals, recreational drugs, pollution) on both female and male infertility.

They provide solid tips on finding a fertility specialist and navigating the wide variety of questions, tests and treatments readers can expect to go through, and frankly discuss the difficult choices (medical, ethical, legal, financial and emotional) parental hopefuls will have to make.

Vargo and Regan believe motherhood is a woman's highest priority and most satisfying life choice, and quietly dismiss projects outside of conception; readers who don't fully embrace the authors' opinions may thus miss the plethora of useful information.

Oversimplified gender stereotypes also hinder the authors' discussion of communication between partners and reflect the larger interference of the authors' neo-traditional values with the otherwise direct treatment of the complicated situations infertile women face.

Still, the infusion of personality with facts makes for an engaging guide for those who share Vargo and Regan's beliefs. (June)
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About the Author

Julie Vargo is an award-winning journalist who spent five years as the fashion editor of the Dallas Times Herald; her articles have appeared in The Boston Herald, Baltimore Sun, Women's Wear Daily, Beautiful Kitchens, and the Dallas Morning News. She lives with her husband and two children in McKinney, Texas.

Maureen Regan has owned The Regan Agency, a literary agency, since 1995.

She has been in the entertainment industry for more than twenty years and has been involved in everything from publishing to editing to talent relations and negotiations.

She lives with her husband and two children in Northport, New York.

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A Few Good Eggs: Two Chicks Dish on Overcoming the Insanity of Infertility
Julie Vargo, Maureen Regan
 From Publishers Weekly
The comprehensiveness of this accessible guide to managing infertility reflects the somewhat obsessive approach of the authors, who have both undergone years of infertility treatment and whose anecdotes frame each chapter... read full editorial
 New York magazine
"Surprisingly gutsy and no-nonsense—an Our Bodies, Ourselves for the Sex and the City generation."
 Book Description
Insightful, frank, and friendly advice on overcoming infertility -- from two women who have lived through it all. You can't open a magazine these days without seeing a blissful forty-plus celebrity mom cradling her... read full editorial



Customer Reviews

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A Few Good Eggs: Two Chicks Dish on Overcoming the Insanity of Infertility
Julie Vargo, Maureen Regan
 EXCELLENT!! A MUST READ
(Houston) June 5, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
Out of all the fertility books I have read - which is ALL of them. This is a true girlfriends perspective in real terms. It explains each procedure, drug or obstacle you maybe faced with and explains it in REAL terms... read full review
 Great dish!
(New England) June 2, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
I saw these two women on the Today Show on June 1st and promptly went out and bought the book...it's right on! I'm only partially through the book, but the subject matter, and the way it is written is thoughtful, right... read full review
 Seems Self-Indulgent
(Houston, TX) June 5, 2005 - 1.0/5 stars
Seems odd that with so many good books out there on infertility, the publisher would publish her OWN book. So much for objectivity in the book review process. There are so many other great books on infertility - why buy... read full review



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