Set in the future, this book portrays an England where human infertility has spread. By 2021 no babies have been born for 25 years - the aged are being driven to despair and suicide, the final generation are beautiful but violent and cruel and the middle-aged are trying to sustain normality.
When we first started down the baby-making path, we thought we'd be pregnant in no time. We'd just toss out our birth control pills and before we knew it, we'd be rocking our little one to sleep. Little did we know what was in store for us, or the energy it would take to face all of the crazy, unpredictable and (sometimes) irrational emotions we ...
From the bestselling author of "Self-Nurture" comes this unique and indispensable guide for coping with infertility. Using the innovative mind/body techniques she has perfected at her clinic, Dr. Domar helps infertile women not only regain control over their lives but also boost their chances of becoming pregnant.
With Dr. Groll's insulin-reducing diet, couples can increase rates of spontaneous ovulation and significantly improve their chance of conceiving within two to three months.
For people experiencing infertility, wanting a baby is a craving unlike any other. The intensity of their longing is matched only by the complexity of the emotional maze they must navigate. With insight and compassion, Drs. Janet Jaffe, Martha Diamond, and David Diamond-specialists in the field of Reproductive Psychology who have each experienced ...
According to this reference from a leading authority who has worked with more than 7,000 couples, women who have experienced difficulty conceiving or multiple miscarriages may be suffering from treatable dysfunctions of their immune systems. Providing details that are both technical and accessible, this book explains how chemical therapy can ...
Anyone who has faced infertility will relate to Julia's desperate measures: acupuncture, unidentifiable black-and-white pellets, herb soup, foul-smelling dried fruit, even making love on red sheets. Five reproductive endocrinologists told her that there was no documented case of anyone in her hormonal condition getting pregnant, forcing her to ...
In this honest, wryly funny report, Orenstein pens an intimate page-turner that illuminates the ambivalence, obsession, and sacrifice that characterize so many modern womens lives as they strive to have a baby.
This completely updated Sixth Edition reflects the growth of reproductive biology and medicine. While adhering to the style and relevance of the first edition, the editors set out to provide the latest information and research on reproductive physiology, contraception, infertility, and clinical endocrinology. Heavy emphasis is also placed on ...
Reveals the secrets of traditional Chinese medical practices and techniques designed to provide women with an effective, natural approach to supporting their efforts to become pregnant by enhancing overall health and well-being.
Advances in reproductive medicine have created an undeniable 'market for babies', in which parents choose traits, clinics woo clients, and specialised providers earn millions of dollars a year. This book argues that it is time to acknowledge this largely secretive and controversial market as a commercial industry - and explores the legal, moral ...
This book presents new research from the world-famous "Nurses' Health Study" which reveals what you eat can improve your fertility. Two of the researchers of the highly respected "Nurses' Health Study" distill the wisdom of this groundbreaking research into 10 easy-to-follow principles. The book shows you how to choose the best fats, carbs, and ...
Infertility can be a couple's biggest nightmare, and for many of them, technology is the only place to turn for a chance at successfully conceiving their own child. In What to Do When You Can't Get Pregnant, world-renowned fertility expert Dr. Daniel A. Potter and Jennifer S. Hanina journalist who conceived twin girls through in vitro ...
Leading clinicians and basic scientists comprehensively survey for the general practitioner the background, diagnostic tools, associated conditions, causes, and treatments of erectile dysfunction. Here, the busy practitioner will find concise and useful information on the anatomy and physiology of erectile function and dysfunction, ejaculatory ...
Since 1990, this pocket handbook has been used by thousands of physicians, medical students, nurse midwives, nurses and other healthcare providers. Now, in this 6th Edition you can find everything that you need to provide comprehensive healthcare to women. This pocket-sized edition contains page-for-page the identical information found in the ...
Have you ever had irregular periods? Do you find that you're always putting on weight? Do you feel harried, emotional, and upbeat one minute, but down the next? Or do you struggle with adult acne or excess, unwanted facial and body hair? It's possible that you have PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), a hormonal health conditions that affects one in ...
A wise and compassionate guide to getting successfully through one of the most expensive and stressful fertility treatments. 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 ...
After seven years of tests and treatments, Swire-Falker understands what it means to struggle with infertility. In this frank, reassuring, and thoroughly researched handbook, she shares her own personal experience and offers insight into what challenges to expect along the way.
Insight and frank, friendly advice on overcoming infertility -- from two women who have lived through it all. We are bombarded by images of blissful older mothers, such as Madonna and Celine Dion. But 'Hollywood' articles about pregnancy and fertility at middle age gloss over the tremendous amount of financial, emotional, and physical effort ...
Infertility, or the inability to conceive a child at all or with great difficulty, is a growing phenomenon in the United States as women delay having children into their 30s and see their biological clocks running down as they try and fail to conceive easily. More than 9 million infertility patients are being treated in the United States alone ...
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