Alessia reviewed It starts with the egg by Rebecca Fett
Review of 'It starts with the egg' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
This book includes the classical suggestions any GP and/or preconception book would give you if you are trying to conceive (take your preconception vitamins, eat healthy, go to the dentist and do a standard fertility check up if things go wrong). After sharing these ordinary midwives' suggestions, the author delves on some extra (and sometime very pricey) supplements (coenzyme Q10, DHEA, myo-inositol, ...) which either do not have enough scientific support to be included in the standard vitamin cocktail (e.g., coenzyme Q10) or are already suggested by fertility consultants when needed (e.g., DHEA).
In general, I found the tone quite patronising, and there is an annoying underlying idea that there are things "Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You" (as in the title of the first section of the book). However, when compared to other books of the same kind, this one has the plus of offering numerous (and hopefully not too …
This book includes the classical suggestions any GP and/or preconception book would give you if you are trying to conceive (take your preconception vitamins, eat healthy, go to the dentist and do a standard fertility check up if things go wrong). After sharing these ordinary midwives' suggestions, the author delves on some extra (and sometime very pricey) supplements (coenzyme Q10, DHEA, myo-inositol, ...) which either do not have enough scientific support to be included in the standard vitamin cocktail (e.g., coenzyme Q10) or are already suggested by fertility consultants when needed (e.g., DHEA).
In general, I found the tone quite patronising, and there is an annoying underlying idea that there are things "Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You" (as in the title of the first section of the book). However, when compared to other books of the same kind, this one has the plus of offering numerous (and hopefully not too cherry-picked) references to scientific literature.