How To Have A Baby: Overcoming InfertilityThis comprehensive and easy to understand 400 plus page book offers new hope for infertile couples. Beginning with the basics of making a baby, the book describes what couples can do to help themselves; how to choose a doctor; and how to choose the best medical treatment option. All the latest technological advances, including PGD, ICSI, blastocyst transfer and laser assisted hatching are described in detail. Alternative options for building a family; and practical suggestions to cope with the stress and stigma of infertility complete the book. The message of this book is simple - infertile couples should not lose hope and should actively participate in the treatment of their infertility as well-informed patients. |
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Chapter 1 Do you have an infertility problem? When to start worrying | 9 |
Chapter 2 How Babies Are Made The Basics | 15 |
Chapter 3 Finding Out Whats Wrong The Basic Medical Tests | 27 |
Chapter 4 Testing the Man Semen Analysis | 29 |
Chapter 5 Beyond the Semen Analysis | 35 |
Chapter 6 Diagnosis and Treatment of Male Infertility More Confusion | 40 |
Chapter 7 The Case of the Man with a Low Sperm Count | 49 |
Chapter 28 Surrogate Mothering | 173 |
Chapter 29 When Enough Is Enough The Decision to End Treatment | 176 |
Chapter 30 Adoption Yours by Choice | 178 |
Chapter 31 Childfree Living Life without children | 183 |
Chapter 32 Stress and Infertility | 186 |
Chapter 33 The Emotional Crisis of Infertility | 191 |
Chapter 34 How to Cope with Infertility | 194 |
Chapter 35 Infertility and Sexuality | 200 |
The Latest Advance in Treating the Infertile Man | 52 |
Chapter 9 Ultrasound Seeing with Sound | 57 |
Chapter 10 Laparoscopy The Kinder Cut | 61 |
Chapter 11 Hysteroscopy | 67 |
Chapter 12 The Tubal Connection | 72 |
Chapter 13 Ovulation Normal and Abnormal | 80 |
Chapter 14 The Older Woman | 88 |
Chapter 15 Polycystic Ovarian Disease PCOD | 91 |
Chapter 16 The Cervical Factor | 94 |
Chapter 17 Hirsutism Excess Facial and Body Hair | 99 |
Chapter 18 Endometriosis The Silent Invader | 102 |
Chapter 19 Ectopic Pregnancy The Time Bomb in the Tube | 108 |
Chapter 20 Unexplained Infertility | 112 |
Chapter 21 Secondary Infertility Caught Between fertile and infertile worlds | 115 |
Chapter 22 Empty Arms The Lonely Trauma of Miscarriage | 117 |
Chapter 23 Understanding Your Medicines | 124 |
Chapter 24 Intrauterine Insemination IUI | 133 |
Chapter 25 Test Tube Babies IVF and GIFT | 137 |
Chapter 26 Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis The Newest ART | 164 |
Chapter 27 Using Donor Sperm | 168 |
Chapter 36 Support Groups Self Help is the best Help | 204 |
Chapter 37 Myths and Misconceptions | 207 |
Chapter 38 Helping Hands How Friends and Relatives Can Help | 211 |
Chapter 39 Rights of The Infertile Couple And What Society Needs to Do About Them | 213 |
Exploring Your Treatment Options | 216 |
Chapter 41 Making Decisions about Treatment | 220 |
Chapter 42 How to Find the Best Doctor | 225 |
Chapter 43 How to Make the Most of Your Doctor | 234 |
Chapter 44 Let the reader beware making sense of medical stories in the news | 238 |
Chapter 45 The Infertile Patients Guide to the Internet | 241 |
Chapter 46 The Ethical Issues Right or Wrong? | 245 |
Chapter 47 How Much Does Treatment Cost? | 247 |
Chapter 48 Pregnant At Last | 251 |
Chapter 49 Preventing Infertility | 255 |
Chapter 50 The Infertile Patients Prayer and Infertility Defined | 258 |
Appendix 1 Common Laboratory Tests | 260 |
Appendix 2 Getting Pregnant Cycle Chart | 262 |
Appendix 3 Ask the Doctor | 263 |
Glossary | 267 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abdomen abnormal adhesions adoption antibodies azoospermia baby biopsy blood tests called cause cells cervical mucus chance child chromosomal clinics clomiphene corpus luteum cysts diagnosis disease doctor donor drugs ectopic pregnancy ejaculation embryo transfer emotional endometrial endometriosis endometrium epididymis estrogen fallopian tubes feel fertility fibroids fluid follicle FSH level genetic getting pregnant gland GnRH gonadotropin hormone hysteroscopy ICSI implantation increase infertile couples infertile patients infertility treatment injections insemination intercourse IVF cycle IVF treatment laparoscopy low sperm count male mature medicine menstrual cycle miscarriage motile normal occur ovarian ovary ovulation PCOD pelvic pituitary pregnancy rates problem procedure produced progesterone prolactin remember reproductive result risk sample sexual sperm production stimulating stress superovulation surgery surgical technique testicular testis testosterone therapy tissue treat treatment cycle ultrasound usually uterine cavity uterus vaginal varicocele woman women