The Couple's Guide to In Vitro Fertilization: Everything You Need to Know to Maximize Your Chances of Success by Liza Charlesworth
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- Pub. Date: May 2004
- 300pp
- Sales Rank: 37,601
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: May 2004
- Publisher: Perseus Publishing
- Format: Paperback, 300pp
- Sales Rank: 37,601
- ISBN-13: 9780738208978
- ISBN: 0738208973
Synopsis
Despite the fact that it is an expensive, complex, emotionally draining, and often last-ditch fertility treatment, there are now over 250,000 couples who consider in vitro fertilization (IVF) every year; more than 125,000 couples decide to undergo it. While dry, clinical information is available, there is a gaping need for sisterly advice from someone who's been through the process herself.From evaluating care and preparing for the complicated process to understanding egg retrieval and embryo transfer; from tips on taking medications and coping with hormonal surges to dealing with the emotional aspects of the grueling IVF process, Liza Charlesworth's The Couple's Guide to In Vitro Fertilization offers knowing, sensitive counsel. Full of hard-won personal wisdom and the most up-to-date medical information explained in layman's terms, this invaluable guide is sure to become recommended reading for couples trying to conceive and their families alike.
Biography
Liza Charlesworth underwent two rounds of IVF, the second of which was a success. An educational writer and the former editorial director at Scholastic Books, she lives in Forest Hills Garden, New York.
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Couple's Guide to In Vitro Fertilization: Everything You Need to Know to Maximize Your Chances of Suby Anonymous
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May 30, 2007: I have a library of books at home on infertility and IVF, but this is hands down the resource I turned to most often during my two IVF cycles. This book doesn't waste time on infertililty basics, or the tests you need to do, or any of that. It dives right into the preparation for and carrying out of an in vitro cycle. Chapters cover how to pay for IVF, what to expect in a typical cycle (calendar and medication descriptions included), what to do to maximize your chances of success, questions and answers on a wide variety of topics, how to solicit emotional support from friends and family, etc... This is a must have reference book.
Couple's Guide to In Vitro Fertilization: Everything You Need to Know to Maximize Your Chances of Suby Anonymous
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August 29, 2005: This was one of the first books that I got when I found out we would have to do IVF. It has been a great help and very informative read for me. It definitely gave me the basic rundown on procedures, costs, emotions, etc. I think it's great, and would recommend it to all couples going through this.
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