In an age when women are pushing the limits of their biological clocks and wondering, “How much time do I have?” Cara Birrittieri goes a long way toward answering that question…and helping to alleviate the ticking.
Until now, there has been little practical advice on what women can do about ticking biological clocks. What Every Woman Should Know About Fertility And 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 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. Plus, she provides a plan of action, including a simple way to "calculate your clock," long before you run out of time.
As more and more women wait until their mid to late-30s—or even later—to have their first child, it's never been more important for women to understand their reproductive clocks. This book provides critical information for planning a career, a marriage, and a family.
What Every Woman Should Know About
Fertility and Her Biological Clock
 Shows
women how ovarian reserve tests can monitor the biological clock.
Gives women an evolutionary explanation for such an unforgiving clock.
Offers a method to calculate the duration of the biological clock.
Explains how birth control pills may enhance fertility.
Provides a way to manipulate the monthly cycle using birth control pills.
Presents steps to preserve and prolong fertility.
Provides a critical look at midlife celebrity birth announcements in the media.
"As a practicing fertility specialist, I find that most women have a very unrealistic concept of their fertility. Years of conscientiously practicing contraception have led them to think that fertility is a switch that can be turned on or off at will, whatever one's age or lifestyle. I think that women deserve to know the truth about their fertility and what they can do to protect and maximize their chances of having the family they desire. The information in What Every Woman Should Know About Fertility and Her Biological Clock is a great step in that direction."
Patricia McShane, MD, Director of The Reproductive Science Center, Lexington , MA
“Cara's book is so important. It gets the word out. It gets the word out about the biological clock. It's the great secret. It's not an easy thing for people to hear. Nobody likes to hear the “A” word… age.” David Keefe, MD, Director of the Division of Reproductive Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
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