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f you are experiencing difficulty in conceiving a child, you may feel frustrated and alone in your dilemma. However, one out of f
ive North American couples also find themselves struggling with infertility and the complex, time-consuming, and expensive treatments to overcome it. In The Fertility Sourcebook, Sara Rosenthal gives you the hard facts, good advice, and reassurance you need.
This revised and updated third edition offers the latest information on:
- High-tech fertility treatments, costs, and coverage state by state
- Laws and ethical issues surrounding fertility treatment, including cloning and stem-cell research
- Environmental and "social" causes of infertility
- Alternatives to childbearing such as surrogate mothers
- Fertility for same-sex partners
Rosenthal also discusses lifestyle changes that can enhance fertility, fertility drugs and their risks, assisted reproductive technology, and dealing with pregnancy loss and repeated miscarriages. From planning conception and finding the right specialists to evaluating fertility treatment options, The Fertility Sourcebook will point you in the right direction.
Reviews
Written for couples, the book’s step-by-step resource covers planning conception, lifestyle habits that may interfere with conception, the investigation of fertility, causes of infertility and current treatments for it, assisted reproductive techniques, pregnancy loss, and alternatives to childbearing. The book balances scientific data and interpersonal issues in a warm, supportive presentation that demonstrates concern for the whole person. Particularly valuable in that respect is the chapter on alternatives, in which the author, M. Sara Rosenthal, regards stopping infertility treatment, pursuing adoption, and adapting to child-free living alike as successful outcomes. Another of the guide's fine features is its practical, how-to approach to specific techniques of fertility testing and treatment.
-Kathryn Carpenter, Author
"Practical, friendly, comprehensive!"
--Infertility Helper magazine
"I encourage any woman who wants to take an active role in her fertility to read The Fertility Sourcebook. It will give you all the tools you need to make informed choices about the conception process."
--Rina K. Spence, President and CEO, Spence Center for Women's Health