Laurie Tarkan specializes in health reporting and is a regular contributor to the New York Times and nationals magazines. She is co-author of Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility (May, 2008), praised by Dr. Mehmet Oz as “An insightful, encouraging and provocative toolbox for couples seeking fertility.” She has also co-authored Perfect Hormone Balance for Pregnancy and was the sole author of My Mother’s Breast: Daughters Face Their Mothers’ Cancer, tales of women coping with the legacy of their mother’s cancer. Her work has also appeared in Health, Prevention, Child, Parenting, Fit Pregnancy, Family Circle, More, Self, McCall’s and many other magazines.