One day, I received a phone call from our patient in Switzerland. She happily informed me that she has already moved from Paris and her two children are both doing well. Securing her promise to send us their recent photos, I gave her our most heartfelt congratulations again– expressing our fervent hope that she can visit us soon.

“ 34-year old patient once said to me, ‘Doctor, if I fail again to get pregnant this time, I am thinking of just having my ovaries resected.’ “

My husband, Tarzan, and I have been married for 10 years. Throughout this time, we have been unable to conceive a child. Although Tarzan has always been very supportive and our life together has been very
 happy, there still remained a feeling of emptiness in my heart that only a child can fill.