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A Textbook of In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction: The Bourn Hall Guide to Clinical and Laboratory Practice

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This is an enlarged, updated, color-illustrated new edition of the definitive clinical reference on in vitro fertilization and assisted reproduction. It contains 37 chapters by top-ranked specialists from around the world covering every aspect of investigation and therapeutic options as taught and practiced at the world-famous Bourn Hall Clinic. Large format, double-column pages. Includes bibliographic references, procedures, protocols and information sheets, and index.

The Girlfriends' Infertility Treatment Companion

Elizabeth G. Dellenbaugh

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Impotence: A Cultural History

Angus McLaren

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As anyone who has watched television in recent years can attest, we live in the age of Viagra. From Bob Dole to Mike Ditka to late-night comedians, our culture has been engaged in one long, frank, and very public talk about impotence—and our newfound pharmaceutical solutions. But as Angus McLaren shows us in Impotence, the first cultural history of the subject, the failure of men to rise to the occasion has been a recurrent topic since the dawn of human culture.

Drawing on a dazzling range of sources from across centuries, McLaren demonstrates how male sexuality was constructed around the idea of potency, from times past when it was essential for the purpose of siring children, to today, when successful sex is viewed as a component of a healthy emotional life. Along the way, Impotence enlightens and fascinates with tales of sexual failure and its remedies—for example, had Ditka lived in ancient Mesopotamia, he might have recited spells while eating roots and plants rather than pills—and explanations, which over the years have included witchcraft, shell-shock, masturbation, feminism, and the Oedipal complex. McLaren also explores the surprising political and social effects of impotence, from the revolutionary unrest fueled by Louis XVI’s failure to consummate his marriage to the boost given the fledgling American republic by George Washington’s failure to found a dynasty. Each age, McLaren shows, turns impotence to its own purposes, using it to help define what is normal and healthy for men, their relationships, and society.

From marraige manuals to metrosexuals, from Renaissance Italy to Hollywood movies, Impotence is a serious but highly entertaining examination of a problem that humanity has simultaneously regarded as life’s greatest tragedy and its greatest joke.

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Overcoming Infertility: A Compassionate Resource for Getting Pregnant ("Scientific American" Library)

Robert Jansen

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Good technical info, but not your best bet 3 out of 5 stars.
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This is a comprehensive guide to the medical or technical aspects of infertility. It contains lots of helpful information about the mechanics of getting pregnant and explains in some detail what can prevent pregnancy from happening. It also discusses various forms of treatment, including IVF, GIFT and ZIFT. What prevents this book from being a top-notch fertility resource: (1) some of the information is already out-of-date due to advances in the field (for example, there's no discussion of Antagon, commonly used with injectable fertility meds and IVF, because Antagon was still being developed at the time the book went to print); (2) the author runs an Australian infertility clinic, and his take on the fertility process is somewhat different from his American counterparts (although he does occasionally mention what is commonly done in the US and Britain); (3) a somewhat cumbersome style - e.g. valuable information is taken out of the main text and put into boxes; extremely technical information is mixed in with the practical stuff a patient needs to know. There is lots of valuable information in the book, but you'll need to supplement it with your own research and other reading.

Mommy Did I Grow in Your Tummy?: Where Some Babies Come from

Elaine R. Gordon

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It's Ok To Cry

Cameron, M and N

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Beyond Infertility: The New Paths to Parenthood

Susan Lewis Cooper, Ellen Sarasohn Glazer

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Family Bound: One Couple's Journey Through Infertility and Adoption

Carrie F. Ostrea

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Statistics show that over two million couples will experience some type of infertility issue when they try to become pregnant. However, when you are one of those two million, you feel completely alone and believe that no one can truly understand what you are going through.

This honest and revealing book documents one couple's long and arduous journey to become parents from the eyes of the author. The longer this process took, the more emotional and difficult things became, and the more the author relied on this journal to sort out all the emotions she was having. She never expected that this journal would last for years, hundreds of hormone shots and pills, blood draws, surgical procedures, terrorist attacks, international flights and the most emotional and financial roller coaster that she had ever been on. But she and her husband were desperate to become parents, to have their own child to love, to hug, to experience life with.

By sharing their experience, this book offers insight into the emotional, physical and sociological effects infertility has on a couple's relationship, their families, friends and themselves as individuals. It also provides in-depth detail of popular infertility treatments, domestic and international adoption processes.

100 Questions & Answers About Erectile Dysfunction, Second Edition (100 Questions & Answers about . . .)

Pamela Ellsworth

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The only text to provide the doctor and patient's view, 100 Questions and Answers About Erectile Dysfunction, Second Edition gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and more. This collaboration between a prominent urologist and a patient who overcame this condition is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this debilitating disorder. With wit, empathy, and most of all, sound medical advice, 100 Questions & Answers About Erectile Dysfunction provides you with information you need to take charge of your sexual and overall health.

Riding on Angels Wings: My Spiritual and Physical Pregnancies: The Tale of our Two Sons

Cynthia Mae Burris

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Riding on Angels Wings is based on a real life experience on infertility, adoption and an unexpected miracle. It will show you a heart wrenching peak of the struggle that couples face while going through infertility. Victor and Cynthia Burris lived in absolute turmoil, unbearable heartache, and soul wrenching depression for many years. Infertility almost crushed their souls, wrecked their marriage, and killed their inspiration for living. There was a constant struggle to save their marriage, their future, and to gather their courage to finally start to look for their children and bring them home. They had images of their children that lived only in their dreams; they never thought the children would actually become their reality.

As Cynthia experiences her “Spiritual and Physical pregnancies,” she will discuss her feelings on her separate voyages. She will take you into the complete process of their International Korean Adoption; she will share with you the emotions, she and her husband felt while going through the process, take you with her to Korea, and show you a glimpse of the wonderful life after she arrives home with Sammy.

Riding on Angels Wings is intended for couples who are struggling and trying to cope with infertility and are considering adoption. This beautiful book is designed for couples who want to look at a couples perspective who have gone through the infertility “roller-coaster” and has successfully adopted through and International Korean Program. You will be able to witness two beautiful pregnancies, one beautiful family, for which both of the children rode on “Angels Wings” all the way home. Riding on Angels Wings will help give you the inspiration, the strength to help you make changes in your life, and the courage to start your own incredible journey, may you be blessed.