So let’s be honest — when you first heard the title of my book, Taking Charge of Your Fertility, what was the first thing that came to mind? Understanding the mysteries of your body? Enriching your amazing sexuality? Avoiding pregnancy naturally?  Increasing your chances of conceiving? If you are like virtually all women, you probably thought it was a book designed to help you get pregnant, right? And while that’s true, it only refers to a third of the book. And therein lies the problem with the title. When I first published the book 22 years ago, I brainstormed a good 30 or so titles, and I can tell you that Taking Charge of Your Fertility didn’t even make the [...]

With all the misinformation out there today, it’s amazing anyone is ever able to trust what they hear. And while some facts can be completely wrong (you mean, Abraham Lincoln wasn’t our first president?), the repercussions of the misinformation aren’t that big a deal. But if a couple is trying to avoid a pregnancy, for example, getting a biological fact wrong can be potentially disastrous.  So why is it that you often hear that a woman is only fertile one day per cycle, but sometimes hear that women are fertile much longer. Or even worse, why do most people assume that women can get pregnant anytime in their cycle?  Part of the confusion is that the answer is actually counterintuitive. [...]