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Summary: I owe my pregnancy to this book!
Review: I never write book reviews, but I owe the birth of my daughter to the advice given by this book! After 6 years of no contraception, my husband and I finally decided that we were going to REALLY TRY to have a child, so I bought this book, as a starting point to figure out what we--both over 35-- needed to do to get pregnant. In our case, the changes in lifestyle recommended in the book were all we needed; I got pregnant 3 months after putting its advice into practice. This is the perfect book to start with if you want to create a lifestyle that gives you the best chance for getting pregnant, without starting with the infertility drugs. Note that the medical options are also discussed in the book, as well as how much time is reasonable for trying to get pregnant "naturally." Good Luck!
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Summary: A positive and easy-to-read holistic approach to infertility
Review: I run a support group for women who have lost babies through miscarriage, and bought this book as a support resource for the women in the group who are having problems conceiving. The integration of Dr Domar's Mind/Body approach within the medical context of Dr Barbieri and Dr Loughlin is a stroke of genius, in my opinion! They have created a truly holistic look at the whole fertility issue, taking a thorough approach to the physical and emotional causes and effects for both men and women. This is very refreshing. The book starts by looking at the many things both men and women can do to boost their fertility - before they even see a doctor. It reflects the latest research and presents it in a non-patronising way, which is an excellent positive feature of the book. The positioning of the examination of lifestyle and its effects on fertility and pregnancy is superbly empowering, because it hits the reader from the start with things that can be done today to make a difference. Very positive! The medical aspects are explained clearly, you don't feel that you have to be a medical person to understand it all, nor do you feel that key information is being hidden from you. I can predict that many members of my group will want their own copy to work through!
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Summary: It helped me get pregnant
Review: If you are looking for an overview of the causes of infertility, or are newly diagnosed with infertility, this might be a useful book. If you are an infertility patient you probably already know most of what is in it - for example it covers the testing that is done to determine causes of infertility. If you are looking for a really good explanation of how your body works, and how you can maximize your chances of getting pregnant, get Toni Weschler's "Taking Charge of Your Fertility". It's much more thorough and complete description of how you can increase your chances of getting pregnant. The section on mind/body is really stress reduction techniques, which are available in many other places. Infertility causes stress, and stress aggravates infertility, so stress reduction and coping strategies matter. However, buying a book on meditation will give you a much better introduction into how to use and apply the techniques described here.
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Summary: Useless
Review: If you had problem with conception for some time, chances are that you already did your 'homework' and read about all possible causes and treatment on the Internet, or discussed it with your doctor. This book is a very general summery of infertility problems, and mainly a big ad for the authors' treatment plan that is available, I assume, in the hospital where they work. I would not recommend this book to anybody - you can definitely find more useful info online, and definitely cheaper!
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Summary: Useless
Review: My doctor told me and my husband that we needed IVF. We were a little concerned about the use of a high technology treatment so early in our quest to build a family. This book helped us identify many important life-style issues and stressors that probably contributed to our fertility problem. Fertility treatments can cause a lot of emotional stress, and this book helped us to cope with these problems. We think it helped us to get pregnant.
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Summary: So-So
Review: Some tips for increasing fertility - avoiding tobacco, alcohol, caffeine and stress...hmmm. Well, I'm still waiting for someone i.e., a medical professional, to write a book about why some women who DO smoke cigarettes regularly, drink coffee and consume alcohol on a fairly frequent basis have no problem whatsoever conceiving. I'm more interested in having that mystery solved. Fertility aside, I already know that tobacco, alcohol, caffeine and stress are not good for you.
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Summary: "just relax and you'll get pregnant?"
Review: This comes so dangerously close to blaming infertility on things like inability to relax. How many IVF and other patients with serious medical conditions have had the insulting advice, "if you just relax you'll get pregnant". The best advice anyone can get is to get to a top quality medical specialist as soon as possible, not to get distracted or be given false hope by this nonsense.
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Summary: Everything helps, and it all matters!
Review: To think that getting medical intervention is the only way, when there are things we can do to improve chances is limited thinking.
If you want to contact me, my website is www.fertilityfair.com
Charlotte Fairchild, author of Fertile Prayers: Daily Fertile Prayers
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