Eggheads

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article appeared in the September 1, 1998, issue of National Review.

Filling the waiting room to capacity and spilling over into a nearby conference room, a group of young women listen closely and follow the instructions: Complete the forms and return them, with the clipboard, to the receptionist. It’s all just as in any medical office. Then they move downstairs, where the doctor briefs them. Everything will be pretty much normal,” she explains. Women complain of skin irritation in the local area of injection and bloating. You also might be a little emotional. But, basically, it’s really bad PMS.”