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Evelina Weidman Sterling Evelina is an accomplished and well-known infertility expert, public health educator, and researcher. She is currently the CEO of My Fertility Plan (www.myfertilityplan.com), a leading infertility consulting firm aimed at providing health care consumers and infertility patients with a wide-range of unbiased and evidence-based educational resources and referrals. My Fertility Plans helps patients better navigate through their fertility care and encourages informed decision-making.
Evelina has co-written several other best-selling and award-winning books focusing on reproductive health, including Living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Addicus Books, 2000), Having Your Baby through Egg Donation (Perspectives Press, 2005), and Before Your Time: Living Well with Early Menopause (Simon & Schuster, 2010). She has also published several articles and has given numerous interviews and presentations about various aspects of fertility, including the many complex issues associated with overcoming infertility.
She holds a PhD in Medical Sociology from Georgia State University as well as a master’s degree in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University. She also attended the University of Mary Washington where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Evelina has over 15 years experience working in public health education and research, primarily in the areas of reproductive and women’s health. Previous experience includes positions at Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies National Coalition, American Association for Health Education, Health Resources and Services Administration, Gallaudet University, and the American Heart Association. She also regularly serves as an independent consultant helping non-profit organizations and government agencies effectively develop, implement, and evaluate public health and health education programs.
Evelina is passionate and committed to providing all families with the tools they need to grow their families. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and two children (who were conceived with the assistance of fertility treatments).
Angie Best-Boss Angie is an award-winning women's health writer and is a passionate infertility consumer advocate. In addition to co-authoring Living with PCOS (Addicus Books, 2000), Angie has written three other non-fiction books, including the Everything Guide to Digestive Health. She has a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Sociology and Journalism from Virginia Wesleyan College and a Masters of Divinity degree with an emphasis in counseling from Union Theological Seminary.
Her articles on women's health and infertility have appeared in dozens of both online and print resources, including MD News, Massage Therapy Today, Family Building Magazine, conceivingconcepts.com, obgyn.net, iparenting.com, pcosupport.org. She is lead medical writer for www.conceivingconcepts.com and is a member of the American Medical Writers Association. She is a featured blogger at How to Make a Family: Baby-Making from Every Conceivable Angle. (http://howtomakeafamily.typepad.com/.)
Angie lives in New Palestine, Indiana, with her husband and three daughters. After being diagnosed with PCOS, Angie used a variety of medical and alternative treatments to conceive.
| Also look out for our future book entitled "Before Your Time: The Guide to Living Well with Early Menopuse" (Available in 2010!) |
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