Having a Baby... When the Old-Fashioned Way Isn't Working : Hope and Help for Everyone Facing Infertility

by Margolis, Cindy; Kanable, Kathy; Ben-Ozer, Snunit

• ISBN13: 9780399534799
• ISBN10: 0399534792
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-06
• Publisher: Perigee Trade

Summary

Personal, easy to read, and possessed of a warm, welcome sense of humor… An excellent introduction for anyone facing infertility(Publishers Weekly) Cindy Margolis may be known as the most downloaded woman on the Internet,” but she was brought down to earth when she tried to conceive. Suddenly, she became another statistic: just one of the more than nine million women each year who are desperately trying to have a child. After more than a year of disappointment and with a growing sense of insecurity, Cindy began a determined quest to have a family that included an array of treatments—including five in-vitro fertilizations and surrogacy—a journey that resulted in three happy and healthy children. Now Cindy helps women navigate through the world of infertility treatments and procedures. Sincere, supportive, and funny, she provides the direction, advice, and information that could only come from a woman who’s been in the trenches— and who has emerged battle-scarred, but victorious.

Author Biography

Cindy Margolis is an accomplished host, television star, media magnet and the proud mother of three children.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction: Welcome to the Reproductively Challenged Club	p. 1
Get Thee to a Specialist
Our Story	p. 13
The High-Tech Journey Begins	p. 25
Here's a Playboy-Go Make Me Some Sperm! Or Let's Get Clinical	p. 51
If at First You Don't Succeed: Our Adventures in IVF Land	p. 67
How Much Is That Baby in the Window? Figuring Out Costs, Insurance, and What Is and Isn't Covered	p. 87
Other Options for Growing a Family: Surrogacy, Gestational Surrogacy, Third-Party Donors, and Adoption
She's Having My Baby: Choosing Surrogacy	p. 107
Going Shopping: Egg and Sperm Donation	p. 141
Beyond Biology: Creating Your Family Through Adoption	p. 165
Where Do You Go from Here?
A Guy's Perspective	p. 183
Hang In There!	p. 195
Glossary	p. 201
Resources	p. 205
Index	p. 211
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