Instead of the post I had originally planned about the delicious Farmer's Market dinner I cooked last night, I decided to talk a little about the book I just finished reading.
The first edition of 'Taking Charge of Your Fertility' (Toni Weschler) was published 10 years ago. I never thought it would be something that I was interested in because it seemed like the fodder of hippies and people who are actively trying to conceive a baby. Now, I may sort of be a hippie, but I have never, ever fallen into that second category. And that alone was enough to scare me away. Now that I've reached the age where my declining fertility has finally blipped onto my radar, I decided it couldn't hurt to learn a little more about how to Take Charge of My Fertility.
This book was, in a word, fascinating. I will probably never be a devotee of using the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) detailed in the book as contraception (I have a little copper friend that takes care of that for me.), but the sheer number of things you can learn about your body by taking your temperature once a day and keeping track of your cervical fluid is pretty amazing. I think it really appeals to me because I already think endocrinology is pretty awesome, and this is an easy way to get familiar with my own particular endocrine system.
I think most women (and men!) could benefit from at least reading this book.
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