Chasing the Gender Dream

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Summary: Highly recommended! (...)
Review: Finally, a book about gender selection with up-to-date information about reproductive technology. All the research on gender selection techniques under one cover! This book was extremely informative from beginning to end. Highly readable, this book deals with real life experiences of women who have used different methods to try to balance their families. Whether you are looking to use at home methods or high-tech ones, this book is a must!

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Summary: Highly recommended! (...)
Review: I am a mother of two boys and desiring a daughter to balance out our family. This book is an excellent reference to all types of "gender selection techniques" from the "at home" methods to the "higher technical" methods! It was GREAT to find it all in ONE place! The author makes you feel as if you have "known" her forever! Easy to read, easy to understand! If you are wanting to "balance" your family this book is a MUST HAVE for you! Don't let it get away!

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Summary: Informative Book-A "must have" for gender selection seekers!
Review: I am a mother of two boys and desiring a daughter to balance out our family. This book is an excellent reference to all types of "gender selection techniques" from the "at home" methods to the "higher technical" methods! It was GREAT to find it all in ONE place! The author makes you feel as if you have "known" her forever! Easy to read, easy to understand! If you are wanting to "balance" your family this book is a MUST HAVE for you! Don't let it get away!

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Summary: GREAT, COMPREHENSIVE BOOK!
Review: I think that "Chasing the Gender Dream" is a well-written book chockfull of information about baby gender selection. Whether you want to try to conceive a boy or a girl by natural methods, or you'd like to attempt the more successful high-tech methods like Microsort or PGD, this book walks you through all the steps and details involved. I learned a lot about sex selection, and all the possibilities. If you're interested in this topic, I highly recommend the book. The author describes gender diets and at-home methods that couples have tried to conceive a baby, and she also tells about the new technology and what it's like to go through it. She shares her personal experiences, and the stories of other women around the world, in trying to reach a "gender dream." And those stories are really interesting. Most women don't share their gender selection attempts in "real life," but this book lets you know that these attempts are becoming more and more common! A real eye-opener about family planning.


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Summary: Jennifer
Review: In school, I was best friends with a girl called Jennifer Merrill. I did a search and found you. I have to compliment you on how strong and beautiful you are and you have touched me. I just wanted to take the time to say that you are a true hero in this world. Thanks for making me smile and good luck with your book!

Dreaddy

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Summary: Chasing the Gender Dream
Review: Jennifer Merrill Thompson's Chasing the Gender Dream is
a valuable tool for anyone considering the possibilities
and options of gender selection.


You will find details, documentation, and arguments for and
against the methods, procedures, and studies of diets, Dr.
Shettles, O+12, Whelan, Ericsson, Microsort and PGD
preimplantation gender diagnosis). The Appendix lists links to
study and resource sites and materials and clinics.

Jennifer shares years of research, personal stories, and combines
them to make Chasing the Gender Dream an enjoyable read as
well as informative.


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Summary: Finally, plain talk on choosing your baby's gender
Review: Just as many men fear approaching their doctors about impotence, influencing the gender of their next baby is a topic many women don't want to risk broaching with their OB/Gyns. The fear is understandable: the topic is still taboo in many circles, and many doctors aren't well-versed on the options available, or don't understand the urge. There is a lot of judgement out there, and very little good advice. Many couples would like to tip the odds one way or the other, but it's hard to find out HOW.

This book provides a good summary of the options for anyone new to the topic. Highly readable (I devoured it in one sitting), it covers both at-home methods, and those that require medical intervention. There are step-by-step instructions, a generous list of resources, and plenty of practical advice. For anyone who is willing to consider some of the more invasive, high-tech methods of changing the odds, it is invaluable. Elective IUI and IVF are not subjects you'd want to bring up in casual conversation. But this book will walk you through them from a patient's perspective.

Unlike other books out there on the topic of gender selection, this one isn't written by a physician with a pet theory to promote. The author has a clear bias towards MicroSort (which is ultimately how she conceived her daughter after two boys), but it's not a sell job, and she acknowledges MicroSort is not for everybody. Even if you'd never consider a laboratory method, you can use this book to tip the odds at home.

If you're looking to make a fully-informed decision on gender selection methods, this is the book to read. It's no substitute for doing your own research on the safety of sperm-spinning or sorting technologies, if you're thinking of going that route, but it will certainly help you weigh the personal costs. And equally importantly, if you really ARE "trying for a boy" or "trying for a girl", if you are not comfortable with 50-50 odds, you will be assured throughout that you are not alone.

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: The informations on this book was very imformative. I exspecially enjoyed the authors own journey towards her desired daughter. An enjoyable summer read while lounging in the sun. A must for people even curious in swaying the odds. Even if you are not interested in swaying your gender dreams it is still an interesting read about life and babies.

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Summary: Consult Your Physician Before Following This Book
Review: This book is dizzying and very disappointing. It is mostly a compilation of run on sentences. The summation on the back cover claims that Chasing the Gender Dream "has all the answers". This is a telltale sign given the most renowned physicians do not even make this claim. The author was SO OBSESSED with having a girl that after 2 sons she became fixated on conceiving her "Gender Dream". The author documents her "long/hard" journey - ultimately choosing Micro-Sort,a high-tech gender selection (the answer to her fixation), "got her girl" and was so ecstatic that she published her "notes" and conversations with others in the gender selection dilemma. There is no new factual information for those who keep up with this topic. If you are serious about gender selection, stick to books written by MDs and medical professionals.