“a breath of fresh air”

"Laughing IS Conceivable is like a breath of fresh air and will be a welcome antidote to individuals and couples who are searching for a new way to relieve the stress of their infertility."


Alice D. Domar, Ph.D
Executive Director
Domar Center for Mind/Body Health, Boston IVF
Author, Conquering Infertility

“very open & honest”

“Lori Shandle-Fox has considerable experience in making people laugh, and has done so again at her own expense. Laughing IS Conceivable is a very open and honest view of the infertility journey by a woman who has experienced it first hand. I smiled and related to her personal battles as I believe will most, if not all couples experiencing this emotionally and financially draining circumstance.”


Bobby Webster Medical/Practice Director
A Woman’s Center for Reproductive Medicine
Baton Rouge, LA

“read it, you will feel better”

“Lori Shandle-Fox’s book has the rare quality of making us laugh about infertility. She reveals some of our hidden thoughts, fantasies and frustrations, reducing the pain and joining us with countless other women suffering infertility…While bringing fun into our life for a time.

Read it, you will feel better."


Jean Benward
LCSW
San Ramon, CA

“wonderfully light-hearted”

"Having cared for infertility patients for over 30 years, I loved her new book. Lori writes 'How ridiculous are some of the people you have to deal with?' Amen.

Lori has a wonderfully light-hearted and entertaining way of discussing a serious, sensitive and frustrating subject. Her humor and wit can certainly help patients 'laugh so they don't go mad' while on their infertility journey."


Laurence A. Jacobs M.D., FACOG
Partner-Fertility Centers of Illinois,
Integramed Practice

Laughing IS Conceivable is available as an eBook in Kindle format at amazon.com

Another Review…

The book review blog site “Dead Trees and Silverscreens”, reviewed Laughing IS Conceivable.

Here are some excerpts from the review:

  • “This is a wonderful, humorous look at the life of the infertile.”
  • “You get such a positive vibe…when you read this book. It will make you feel like you are having drinks (soda or scotch depending on where you are in your cycle) with a very funny and very knowledgeable friend who just totally gets where you are coming from. Lori knows. She understands.”
  • “I enjoyed her ‘Waiting Room Games’ and fully intend to try them out at my upcoming doctors appointments”
  • “If you are not going through infertility…but know someone who is, this is… a MUST read…It will give you a good perspective and some advice on what NOT to say…”

This book was written with you in mind if you’re:

  • going through infertility/infertility treatments
  • a friend or relative of someone going through infertility & don’t fully get it or don’t want to pry
  • a medical professional (a veteran or in training) & want to connect better with that person on the other side of the desk or other end of the examination table
  • a medical professional & want to offer your patients a cheap way to ease the angst of their journey…and perhaps even move them yet another step closer toward a positive outcome
  • someone who has no connection to infertility, couldn’t care less, stumbled on this site accidentally because the letters are half-scratched off on your keyboard… but you just want or need to laugh at the absurdities of everyday life (you’ll definitely get the humor and won’t feel alienated by insider lingo)

Then this little book is for you. I hope you really enjoy it and laugh long and hard…preferably in public.

“laughed out loud”

“I enjoyed Laughing IS Conceivable immensely. I smiled constantly, chuckled a lot, and even laughed out loud!

That strikes me as successful!”


Sanford M. Rosenberg, M.D.
Richmond Center for Fertility
and Endocrinology, Ltd.

“a must read”

“Laughing IS Conceivable offers the right dose of medicine for coping with infertility- humor. Lori’s journey offers tremendous insight and comfort in a shared experience of infertility. She chronicles the adventure, challenges, and emotions that accompany infertility and its treatment. This book is a must read for anyone experiencing infertility who embraces the notion that laughter is the best medicine.”


Andrea Mechanick Braverman, Ph.D.
Director of Psychological and Complementary Care, RMA of NJ

“refreshing and needed”

“Laughing IS Conceivable is a light hearted look at fertility treatment today. Lori Shandle-Fox has captured the essence of going through the rigors of fertility treatments from a personal perspective, but has added a very humorous slant to the entire process. This is a must read for all patients, partners and family members going through this process. Her humorous look at the patient as well as the medical side of this treatment journey is refreshing and needed.”


Richard P Marrs, M.D., Managing Partner
California Fertility Partners, Los Angeles, CA
Author: Dr. Richard Marrs Fertility Book .

“humor uplifts us”

"When you smile life smiles with you, and in her book, Laughing IS Conceivable, Lori Shandle-Fox, shares many smiles and how humor uplifts us in the most challenging of times. Infertility is hard, yet when you add a spark of humor to the journey, the light shines and improves the experience, and I believe the outcome. Thanks to Lori for sharing many laughs."


Robert J. Kiltz, MD, FACOG, Owner & Director
CNY Fertility Centers, CNY Healing Arts Syracuse * Albany * Rochester
Author: The Fertile Secret, Guide to Living a Fertile Life