Who Stole My Ovaries?: Enhancing Health to Improve Fertility Recalibrating after Infertility, IVF, Pregnancy, and Miscarriages Your Important Questions Answered

Book Synopsis: Jane Gleeson believes that experiencing the joy of parenthood by having a baby is a basic right. And, it is also completely normal to assume that you will conceive and have a healthy pregnancy when you find the right partner or the right time in your life. But when infertility challenges, and miscarriage occurs on your family-building journey, it can leave you feeling emotionally and physically drained, as well as blindsided by the fact that starting a family has become a struggle. You need someone who understands what you’re going through, the difficulties you face on your fertility journey. Someone to answer the burning questions that come up through IVF, conception, and every step of the process. As a fertility RN and family planning coach, Jane Gleeson offers a practical and evidence-based approach to those trying to conceive naturally or who are going through IVF. Whether you are starting on your fertility journey or have struggled, Jane will help you prepare for the next steps. The book’s title, Who Stole My Ovaries?, is symbolic of the frustration, disappointment, physical drain and many questions that can occur with infertility and its treatment. Jane’s hope, however, is that the answers she offers leaves you feeling emotionally and physically recharged and ready to forge on—symbolically getting your ovaries back. In Who Stole My Ovaries, the answers to your questions are within your reach.

Author Jane Gleeson brings her 20 plus years of experience working with women’s fertility challenges to your benefit, addressing in a concise and straightforward manner on topics such as:

• Food and supplement suggestions to keep your body healthy throughout the fertility journey.
• The impact of your environment on your body and how to address what you can change—and make peace with what you cannot.
• The role that stress and anxiety have on your body, and self-care strategies to navigate stress as you navigate your fertility challenges.
• Fertility isn’t just a female issue; there are additional questions to be asked about hormonal imbalance that often accompanies fertility challenges, and looking beyond just what the ovaries are producing as well as a myriad more.

Jane has cared for hundreds of women at all stages of trying to conceive and have a healthy pregnancy. Although infertility, miscarriage, low ovarian reserve, PCOS, and endometriosis are common, it is not easier when it is happening to you. She’s been a psychiatric nurse, a sexual assault treatment nurse, a wellness nurse, a school nurse, and a nursing instructor, but it is her work as a fertility expert that has been the most rewarding. Integrating traditional Eastern medicine principles with evidence-based Western medicine is the key to her success in helping people reduce stress, eat well, and improve their health and fertility. Jane knows what women go through and is here to offer support. While her credentials and experience help me understand women and their unique needs, it’s her strong desire to learn from her patients that has driven her success. It has been her focus on listening that distilled the important questions she’s been asked over the years as the framework for this book. She speaks to the questions everyone wants to ask but doesn't know how or whom to ask because we all deserve answers.

This book stands as a testament to Jane Gleeson's profound insight and experience, offering solace to those at various stages of family planning. Whether you're initiating the journey, wrestling with intricate fertility dilemmas, or navigating the spaces in between, Who Stole My Ovaries is a lifeline forged from empathy, wisdom, and the promise of brighter days. You do not have to be alone through this process; there is still hope (and no, your ovaries were never stolen) Read more