The Fertility Sourcebook, Third Edition

by Rosenthal, M. Sara

• ISBN13: 9780737303803
• ISBN10: 0737303808
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-27
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

At last! This hard-to-find information presented sensitively and accuratelyOne out of every five North American couples experiences difficulty in conceiving, and finding the source of infertility can be a frustrating and time-consuming process. If you are grappling with the complexity of this situation, The Fertility Sourcebook will be a welcome source of information and comfort. This thoroughly updated edition includes hard-to-find information on fertility planning for same-sex couples and a foreword by Masood A. Khatamee, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the First Edition	ix
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same	xvii
Infertile Ground: Social and Environmental Causes of Infertility	1	(14)
A Sign of the Times	2	(6)
Environmental Links to Infertility	8	(7)
Who Is a Fertility Doctor and When Do You Need One?	15	(26)
The Groundwork	15	(13)
The ``Fertility Doctor''	28	(4)
What Are Your Rights as a Patient?	32	(5)
When to Get a Second Opinion	37	(1)
Heal Thyself	38	(3)
The Seven Habits of Highly Infertile People	41	(28)
Bad Habits	42	(2)
Coping Habits	44	(2)
Eating Habits	46	(5)
Exercise Habits	51	(1)
Personal Hygiene Habits	52	(5)
Sexual Habits	57	(3)
Work Habits	60	(9)
Zen and the Art of Menstrual Cycle Maintenance	69	(26)
An Unremarkable Menstrual Cycle	70	(7)
Fertility Awareness 101	77	(15)
Attention All Men	92	(1)
When to Seek Out a Specialist	93	(2)
The Male Workup	95	(24)
The Semen Factor	96	(9)
Finding the Cause	105	(9)
The Male Factor Roller Coaster	114	(5)
The Female Workup	119	(22)
What's the First Step?	120	(3)
Testing for a Hormonal Problem	123	(9)
Testing Cervical Mucus	132	(3)
Checking for Structural Problems	135	(4)
What's the Next Step?	139	(2)
What's the Problem and How Do We Fix It?	141	(30)
Female Factor Infertility	141	(19)
Male Factor Infertility	160	(7)
Secondary Infertility	167	(4)
All About Fertility Drugs	171	(28)
Fertility Drugspeak	171	(3)
Operation Ovulation Induction	174	(7)
Human Menopausal Gonadotropin (hMG)	181	(3)
GnRH Analogues	184	(1)
The Trouble with Fertility Drugs	185	(7)
Drugs That Correct Hormonal Problems	192	(3)
Operation Egg Retrieval	195	(1)
Drugs Used in Male Fertility Therapy	195	(4)
Out-of-Body Experiences	199	(40)
Who Should Manage Your ART Procedure?	201	(1)
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)	202	(10)
Other Works of ART	212	(4)
Donor Procedures	216	(11)
Addicted to Hope	227	(1)
Wait a Minute...Slow Down: Ethics and ART	228	(8)
Understanding Cloning	236	(3)
Gay/Lesbian ART: Same-Sex Parenting Through Reproductive Technologies	239	(10)
Homophobia and Heterosexism	239	(4)
How Two Mommies Can Meet Daddies	243	(2)
How Two Daddies Can Meet Mommies	245	(1)
Adoption	246	(1)
Legal Stuff	246	(1)
Where to Live	247	(2)
Pregnancy Loss	249	(18)
What Are the Odds?	250	(1)
Problems in the First Trimester	250	(7)
Emergency Procedures	257	(1)
Problems in the Second Trimester	257	(3)
Vanishing Twin Syndrome	260	(1)
Repeated Miscarriage	261	(3)
When Should You Cut Your Losses?	264	(3)
All the Alternatives	267	(24)
Refusal of Treatment	268	(3)
Alternative Healing Systems	271	(7)
Parenting Without Pregnancy	278	(9)
Childfree Living	287	(2)
Social Parenting	289	(2)
Appendix	291	(2)
Glossary	293	(6)
Bibliography	299	(18)
Index	317