The Infertility Companion: Hope and Help for Couples Facing InfertilityEndorsed by the Christian Medical Association.A Comprehensive Christian Guide to the Challenges of Infertility• Medical • Ethical • Emotional • Marital • Spiritual • BiblicalInfertility changes everything, shattering dreams and breaking hearts. But hope is available—today more than ever. The Infertility Companion draws on the Bible and on current medical knowledge, including the latest research, to shed light on such questions as:•Can people of faith ethically use high-tech infertility treatments?•How do we make moral, biblical decisions about medical treatment, third-party reproduction, stem cell research, and embryo adoption? •Is God punishing me? •Does God even care?•Will adoption increase our chances of getting pregnant?•How can we reduce the stress of infertility on our marriage relationship?•How can we keep sex from becoming a chore?These theologically trained authors have taught at a variety of conferences on infertility, pregnancy loss, and adoption, and they have helped thousands of couples to face the future through their message of encouragement. The Infertility Companion includes discussion questions and a workbook suitable for individuals, couples, or small groups. Full of practical tips and true stories, this book will guide couples past the ethical pitfalls of assisted reproductive technologies as they travel the difficult road ahead.An all-encompassing guide for the Christian infertility patient. Where other books fall short, this “companion” aids the patient not only with the physical and emotional aspects of this journey, but also helps answer the tough spiritual and ethical questions that arise in a couple’s desire to conceive.—Julie Watson, Conceiving Concepts |
Contents
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She Wants a Baby He Wants His Wife Back | 35 |
Emotional Dynamics | 47 |
Handling WellIntentioned Advice | 59 |
Where Is God When It Hurts? | 73 |
Is Infertility a Curse? 87 8885 | 87 |
The Ethics Construct | 171 |
ThirdParty Reproduction | 183 |
Donor Egg | 193 |
What the Kids | 209 |
Miscarriage Failed IVF | 219 |
Secondary Infertility | 231 |
Adoption or Childfree Living | 241 |
You Are Not Alone | 253 |
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The Infertility Companion: Hope and Help for Couples Facing Infertility Sandra L. Glahn,William R. Cutrer No preview available - 2004 |
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Page 20 - Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.