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Everything Conceivable: How Assisted Reproduction Is Changing Our World
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A revolution is taking place and it's being driven by the most fundamental of all human urges—the desire to reproduce. This revolution is the subject of Mundy's utterly fascinating book on assisted reproduction. The breadth and thoroughness of Mundy's investigation makes it nearly impossible to come away without having your opinions challenged if not changed altogether. Mundy, a feature writer for the Washington Post, combines a science reporter's objectivity with a mother's understan.. |
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The Complete Book of International Adoption
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1458 |
5.00 |
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Davenport, an attorney, has firsthand experience with international adoption; she's the mother of four children, one of whom was adopted from Korea. An attorney and avid researcher, Davenport leaves no stone unturned as she guides parents through the adoption process, covering such subjects as choosing between domestic and international adoption, deciding on a country, locating an agency, determining adoption costs and wading through the often overwhelming amount of paperwork. She also delves in.. |
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One in a Million: The Real Story of Ivf And the Fight to Forge a Family
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1714 |
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The first investigative look into the medical miracle that has also become an unregulated, lucrative industry, by a journalist who has experienced first-hand both its wonders and its dangers Increasingly doctors are telling women and couples that in vitro fertilization is their best chance to have a baby. The procedure is advancing so quickly, it is replacing most other treatments for infertility. Since the first baby was born a generation ago, there are now more than one million IVF children in.. |
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IVF: The Wayward Stork--What to Expect, Who to Expect It From, and Surviving It All?
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We understand how difficult it is to see this book and need it. Every needle phobic, financially draining, hormone raged aspect of it. We get it and we?re here to help you though it. From two strong women who have endured numerous miscarriages, faced their fear of invasive tests and injections, and coped with the great possibility of cycle failure comes a must-have resource for anyone dealing with infertility. Authors Sarah Tursi, M.S.W. and Lea McCarthy will help you navigate this emotional jou.. |
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Nurturing Yourself Through IVF
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2012 |
3.00 |
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In vitro fertilization (IVF) offers considerable hope for couples facing infertility. It also presents distinct challenges, leaving many women feeling tired, alone and powerless. Nurturing Yourself Through IVF offers a warm, encouraging approach to this difficult subject. Author Lynn Daley supports the notion that the more women are able to improve their experience through IVF, the better their chances of success. Daley draws on the principles of the mind-body connection and the practical advi.. |
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Unsung Lullabies : Understanding and Coping with Infertility
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This empathetic self-help book argues that when couples find out that they can't have a baby, they're inflicted with an "unacknowledged trauma that leaves them feeling not only frustrated and angry, but sad, frightened, confused, guilty, overwhelmed and out of control." Having found little support for their own struggles with infertility trauma, Jaffe and the Diamonds (all clinical psychologists) co-founded The Center for Reproductive Psychology in San Diego, Calif. Here they sympathet.. |
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My Beginnings: A Very Special Story
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A Children's book with CD-ROM to help parents tell their children about their conception as a result of IVF. The package is designed so that 8 different treatment options can be covered by a simple change of one page. Full instructions are included to change the story from IVF to IVF with donor eggs sperm or embryos, DI, AIH, ICSI and Frozen Embeyos. The book is designed for parents to tell their child/children at a very early age (3-6). The author provides a servuce to customize the story to .. |
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Experiences of Donor Conception: parents, offspring & donors through the years
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| Drawing on the experiences of parents, offspring and donors and including her own and her family?s story, Caroline Lorbach explores the process of donor conception. Her thought-provoking and informative book provides practical suggestions as well as in-depth consideration of the emotional and ethical issues involved. Lorbach takes the reader step-by-step through the process of deciding to use donor conception, choosing a donor, and discussing the decision with others - and considers the perspect.. |
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In Vitro Fertilization: The A.r.t. Of Making Babies Assisted Reproductive Technology
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3082 |
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This clearly written technical handbook guides couples who are trying to conceive in determining whether they are eligible for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and in selecting the program that will help them achieve the best results. It describes in detail the anatomy and physiology of conception and the steps required for realizing it in the IVF procedure. In addition to providing accurate information, the practitioner authors address emotional, financial, physical, and moral-religious issues invo.. |
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When Nature's Not Enough : Personal Journeys through In Vitro Fertilization
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More than two million married couples in the United States are diagnosed with infertility. For many of them, in vitro fertilization is their only chance to have a biological child. In this ground-breaking book, men and women speak of the choice to use IVF to conceive. Journalist Diana Olick eloquently and honestly narrates her own experiences with IVF and conducts in-depth interviews with other couples to get the story from every angle, exploring such questions as: What are the emotional and soc.. |
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The Couple's Guide to In Vitro Fertilization: Everything You Need to Know to Maximize Your Changes of Success
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3571 |
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A wise and compassionate guide to getting successfully through one of the most expensive and stressful fertility treatments.<br><br>Despite the fact that it is an expensive, complex, emotionally draining, and often last-ditch fertility treatment, there are now over 250,000 couples who consider in vitro fertilization (IVF) every year; more than 125,000 couples decide to undergo it. While dry, clinical information is available, there is a gaping need for sisterly advice from someone wh.. |
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When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden : Encouragement for Couples Facing Infertility
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There's good news for couples who have been diagnosed as infertile; more than half of them will eventually conceive a child. One in six Americans of childbearing age experiences infertility problems-typically causing stress, sexual difficulties, marital discord, and a disturbing uncertainty about the future.This book focuses on building an attitude of hope and optimism. |
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The Infertility Diet : Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage
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Eat your way to pregnancy! The Infertility Diet is a nutritional approach to fertility enhancement and miscarriage prevention. Endorsed by infertility doctors across the country, this book is based on over 500 medical studies linking fertility and nutrition, and is a groundbreaker in the field. The essential diet for anyone trying to have a baby. A caring gift for all potential parents. The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage supplies specific nutritional advice for couples wi.. |
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Expecting Miracles: On the Path of Hope from Infertility to Parenthood
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1940 |
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An encouraging exploration of reproductive medicine for the 6 million Americans struggling with infertility By the time a couple walks through the door at Pacific Fertility Center and meets Dr. Christo Zouves, they have probably been through the fertility medicine mill; they've consulted with other fertility specialists and been told they just can't have children. With his unique combination of hope, compassion, and cutting-edge technology, Dr. Zouves changes that for many of his patients. Twelv.. |
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Inconceivable: Winning the Fertility Game
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One in six couples in America will experience reproductive problems. Julia Indichova and her husband were part of that statistic. According to several fertility specialists Julia's high FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) level was an indication that her body was no longer producing fertilizable eggs. Her only chance of conceiving, they said, was in-vitro-fertilization with a donor egg. After a futile quest for a more hopeful prognosis, Julia searched through a variety of holistic alternatives an.. |
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Resolving Infertility
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Dealing with infertility is, at best, a frustrating experience. At work, it's confusing, emotional grueling, and expensive. But it doesn't have to be. Resolving Infertility, from the country's foremost infertility organization, is an invaluable roadmap to navigating the vast landscape of infertility options. Its special interactive design offers simple tools to facilate your decision making, from "Decision Tress" to "Questions to Ask" to sections sharing firsthand accounts from people coping wit.. |
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Getting Pregnant & Staying Pregnant : Overcoming Infertility and Managing Your High-Risk Pregnancy
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Text includes the latest information on fertility tests, treatments ranging from improved in-vitro fertilization to updated drug combinations and dosages, genetic testing, screening for hereditary abnormalities, using the Internet, and more. |
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Experiencing Infertility : An Essential Resource
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One of every six couples in America is experiencing infertility, a devastating crisis that affects men and women individually and as a couple. This comforting and informative book addresses the medical, financial, and emotional issues that couples must work through while resolving their infertility. Written in a question-and-answer format, this sympathetic book offers practical advice on how to contend with the emotional ups and downs of infertility-from learning how to communicate feelings more.. |
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The Complete Fertility Organizer : A Guidebook and Record-Keeper for Women
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If you are one of the millions of women facing the challenges of infertility, you know that gathering and keeping track of all of the information involved can be difficult. This book, the first of its kind, helps you establish a solid organizational framework for working through the entire infertility evaluation and treatment process. It provides you with a comprehensive record-keeping resource while you are seeking safe and effective pregnancy. With its easy-to-customize "personal conception pl.. |
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How to Get Pregnant : With the New Technology
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The bestselling author of "How to Get Pregnant" returns with the most recent developments on this vital topic, including information on ovarian tissue freezing, MESA, TESE, and ICSI procedures, vasectomy and tubal ligation reversal, and more. |
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The Couple's Guide to Fertility: Updated with the Newest Scientific Techniques to Help You Have a Baby
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As many as one in six American couples of child-bearing age has trouble conceiving, despite the fact that medical advances in the field of fertility have never been so numerous. A trusted handbook now in its third edition, The Couple's Guide to Fertility culls all of today's state-of-the-art options into one compassionate, thorough source. The only fertility book written by a world-class urologist and a leading OB/GYN, along with a professional writer who has experienced infertility himself, The.. |
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How to Be a Successful Fertility Patient : Your Guide to Getting the Best Possible Medical Help to Have a Baby
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Infertility affects as many as one in five American couples -- but to the couple trying to have a baby, infertility is a deeply personal, individual matter. The infertile couple will have no trouble finding books that describe in dry medical jargon what treatments are available and how they work. How to Be a Successful Fertility Patient is the first book to speak to the very real emotional and practical aspects of infertility treatment today, telling what treatment feels like from the patients p.. |
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Conceptions & Misconceptions : A Guide Through the Maze of in Vitro Fertilization & Other Assisted Reproduction Techniques
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People struggling with decisions about assisted fertility finally have a road map in Arthur Wisot and David Meldrum's informational and compassionate book, Conceptions and Misconceptions: A Guide Through the Maze of In Vitro Fertilization and other Assisted Reproduction Techniques. Wisot and Meldrum give readers the right questions to ask and the means to interpret the answers. The compassionate tone may have been gained through personal experience (coauthor Wisot and his wife Claudia have quadr.. |
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High-Tech Conception: A Comprehensive Handbook for Consumers
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Five million Americans want children but cannot conceive. One million couples seek infertility treatment every year, almost always without prior knowledge of the physical, emotional, and financial costs of high-tech conception (as a rule it is not covered by insurance), and without any way to judge the hard-sell come-ons of what is now a $2-billion, for-profit, unregulated industry that preys on their desperate hopes by promising outcomes that are all too rarely successful. This authoritative, l.. |
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In Vitro Fertilization
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This guide, based on first-hand experience, presents a complete overview of the options available to infertile couples. The reader is taken through the maze of IVF- related facts and fallacies. |
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