Judith Steinberg Turiel, a freelance medical writer with an Ed.D. from Harvard, is author of "Beyond Second Opinions: Making Choices about Fertility Treatment "(1998) and coauthor of "Preventing Preterm Birth: A Parent's Guide "(1988). She was research liaison for DES Action, worked with the Coalition for the Medical Rights of Women, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for LifeLong Medical Care in Berkeley, CA.