About Laurie Tarkan

I’m a health reporter and a regular contributor to The New York Times and national magazines. I’m the co-author of “Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility,” a book praised by Dr. Mehmet Oz as “An insightful, encouraging, and provocative toolbox for couples seeking fertility.” I also co-authored “Perfect Hormone Balance for Pregnancy,” and am the sole author of “My Mother’s Breast: Daughters Face Their Mothers’ Cancer,” tales of women coping with the legacy of their mother’s breast cancer. My articles have appeared in Health, Prevention, Child, Parenting, Fit Pregnancy, Family Circle, More, Self, McCall’s, and many other magazine