The expert guide to fertility Boost your chances for pregnancy
Book - 2023
"The essential guide to understanding fertility and improving your pregnancy chances.The journey to fertility can be daunting and filled with obstacles. In The Expert Guide to Fertility, OB-GYNs Joseph S. Sanfilippo, MD, MBA, and Aarti Kumar, MD, offer the information you need in your journey to achieve pregnancy. They provide an overview of the human reproductive system, describe issues that may impede conception, and explain various medical, surgical, and lifestyle interventions shown to improve one's chances of becoming pregnant. Sanfilippo and Kumar offer important information on: A broad variety of assisted reproductive technologies, including in vitro fertilization Diagnostic tests and what to expect throughout your fertilit...y journey Fertility-preserving options for people diagnosed with cancer and people with recurrent miscarriages, polycystic ovaries, a low egg supply, or endometriosis Fertility options for LGBTQ+ readers, single parents, and military personnel Adoption, egg and sperm donation, and egg freezing procedures Financing options, including tips for working with health care insurers"--
- Subjects
- Published
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press
2023.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Physical Description
- viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781421447056
9781421447063
- 0. Preface
- 1. Christie's Story
- 2. Enhancing Our Chances
- 3. Against All Odds
- 4. We're Part of It Too
- 5. The\Embryo Just Won't Stick
- 6. Not Tonight, Wait till Ovulation
- 7. No Periods for Me
- 8. I Just Can't Stop Bleeding
- 9. Painful Periods, Nobody's Listening
- 10. Acne, I'm Hairy and I Just Can't Get Pregnant
- 11. No Room for the Fetus
- 12. Too Little, Too Early
- 13. Wrong Place, Painful Conception
- 14. Help is Here
- 15. Keep My Eggs Ripe
- 16. Cancer Can't Stop Me
- 17. Building a Non-Traditional Family
- 18. Building a Family While Serving the Nation
- 19. Help Me Preserve My Sanity
- 20. How to Pay for it All
- 21. The\Nontraditional Conception
- 22. The\End is in Sight
- 0. Appendix
- 0. Bibliography
- 0. About the Authors
- 0. Acknowledgments
- 0. Index