By my early thirties, I suddenly felt an internal void which the cocktails and annual bonuses could not fill. Most of my friends (some younger) had married and started having kids.
Read MoreThe other day, I saw a new patient in my office. She was 39 years old, healthy, a successful career woman, pregnant for the first time — and scared to death. After trying for two years to conceive, she had finally done it.
Read MoreI knew from a very early age that I wanted to go to college and have a career. It wasn’t until my sophomore year in college, though, that I made the decision to pursue medicine — a career path that would ultimately take 15 years of my life to accomplish.
Read MoreFinally, positive attention is being paid to the aging woman. Women in their 40s look better, feel better, have successful careers and seem to be able to do it all. For once, the “mature” woman is being celebrated rather than lamented. 40 is the new 30!
Read MoreI am extremely happy that I chose to pursue egg cryopreservation. Although I don’t know when I will find the person I’m going to marry, I consider this an insurance policy so I have enough healthy eggs preserved when I do find that special someone.
Read MoreAs a high-risk obstetrician, I should have realized the significance of that milestone in my life, but I didn’t. Like many career women, I put my career plans first and had convinced myself that NOT having children would be OK.
Read MoreI can tell when you want to be held, and I know by the sound of your breathing when you finally fall asleep listening to the beat of my heart. I know when you are going to wake up, and I know when you are fighting sleep. I know when you want me to talk to you, and I know how to calm you down.
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