Synopses & Reviews
"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
An essential, comprehensive resource to treating and overcoming infertility
If you are experiencing difficulty in conceiving a child, you may feel frustrated and alone in your dilemma. However, one out of five 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.
Synopsis
One out of five North American couples experience difficulty in conceiving, and finding the source of infertility can be a frustrating, complex, and time-consuming process. The Fertility Sourcebook is the complete, up-to-date guide to planning conception, finding the right specialists, and evaluating fertility treatment options. This revised and updated third edition provides the latest in high-tech fertility treatments, alternative approaches, alternatives to childbearing, and fertility for same-sex partners.
About the Author
M. Sara Rosenthal is a bioethicist, medical journalist, and author of more than twenty widely recommended health books, including bestsellers such as The Thyroid Sourcebook, recommended by the New York Times, and The Gynecological Sourcebook, recommended by Ladies' Home Journal magazine. For more information, visit www.sarahealth.com.