Marc Sedaka stood by while he and his wife endured endless rounds of drug therapies, sixteen artificial inseminations, ten in-vitro fertilizations, three miscarriages, and, finally, a gestational surrogate (womb for rent”) who carried their twin girls to term. He was as supportive and loving as he could be, but he really wished he’d had a book like What …
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 …
Not Alone: A Literary and Spiritual Companion for Those Confronted with Infertility and Miscarriage
Our society understands how terrible the loss of a child is when that child is out of the womb, but what about when a child dies before birth? Or what about the emptiness that comes when a very-much-wanted child is never even conceived? These quiet, private losses are hard for those who have not experienced them to understand. …
Natural Solutions to PCOS: How to Eliminate Your Symptoms and Boost Your Fertility
Practical ways to manage and treat polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) through diet and other self-management techniquesOffering simple steps to living a symptom-free life with PCOS, this reassuring guide takes a natural approach designed to respect the delicate balance of the female body. It will help a reader clearly diagnose her condition and tailor a personal plan to manage and eliminate symptoms. It offers a 7-Step …
Infertility is a heartbreaking condition that affects nine million American couples each year. It causes tremendous stress, can trigger debilitating sadness and depression, and can tear a marriage to shreds. In Conquering Infertility, Harvard psychologist Alice Domarwhom Vogue calls the “Fertility Goddess”provides infertile couples with what they need most: stress relief, support, and hope. Using the innovative mind/body …
In The Garden of Fertility, certified fertility educator Katie Singer explains how easy it is to chart your fertility signals to determine when you are fertile and when you are not. Her Fertility Awareness method can be used to safely and effectively prevent or help achieve pregnancy, as well as monitor gynecological health. Singer offers practical information, illuminated …
A touching children s egg donor story about a happy couple of rabbits, Pally and Comet who have everything in life except a baby bunny, you accompany them in their longing for this child, the waiting and the moment the mother is informed she has no eggs to conceive. One day a good lady rabbit brings her a …
Fully Fertile: A Holistic 12-Week Plan for Optimal Fertility
The healing powers of traditional yoga, Oriental medicine, nutrition, and other mind/body techniques are accessible with this do-it-yourself manual for women who are struggling with infertility or just looking to improve their odds of conception. Natural methods based on Integrative Care for Fertility™ use a holistic approach to demonstrate how a home-based holistic fertility program can improve mind, …
The NaPro Technology Revolution: Unleashing the Power in a Woman’s Cycle
Dr. Thomas W. Hilgers draws on decades of medical experience to provide educational and revolutionary insights into the world of women’s health. The NaPro Technology Revolution provides real solutions to real problems such as infertility, repetitive miscarriage, menstrual cramps, postpartum depression, PMS, prematurity prevention, ovarian cysts, hormonal abnormalities, irregular/abnormal bleeding, chronic discharges, polycystic ovarian disease, and family planning. …
A Practical Guide to Basic Laboratory Andrology (Cambridge Medicine)
This practical, extensively illustrated handbook covers the procedures that are undertaken in andrology and ART laboratories to analyse and assess male-factor infertility, and to prepare spermatozoa for use in assisted conception therapy. The content is presented as brief, authoritative overviews of the relevant biological background for each area, plus detailed, step-by-step descriptions of the relevant analytical procedures. Each …