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Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Human reproduction, growth & development > Reproductive medicine > Infertility & fertilization
A comprehensive integrative handbook on fertility treatment, and
Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART), the book is written by
specialist contributors for health professionals and Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioners, and for those
seriously considering ART themselves. Integrated approaches to
infertility offer both a greater awareness and understanding of the
combination of factors that can influence the chances of success
when undergoing different types of ART. Leading experts review the
evidence and discuss the benefits of different approaches to
support the physiological and emotional aspects of fertility and
fertility treatment. The book covers everything from identifying
and treating conditions that may reduce fertility, including
immunological abnormalities and specific male and female factors,
to how nutrition, acupuncture, reflexology and yoga can support
couples going through assisted reproduction, including helping to
improve some immunological aspects. There is also a chapter that
looks specifically at support for the over 40's.
Approximately five million children have been born worldwide as a
result of assisted reproductive technology (ART). These techniques
are now practised independently in most of the world's nations.
Although the vast majority of ART parents and children are healthy
following the procedures involved, there is an imperative to
maintain a high standard of practice and monitor outcomes
carefully. Interpretation of outcome data is difficult for a
variety of reasons. As ART technologies evolve and new variants are
established, the need for robust assessment of outcomes increases.
This book gives a thorough review of potential complications of
ART, with detailed analysis of outcome data for the various
conditions described. A worldwide perspective is given throughout,
with an international team of chapter authors.
The must-have fertility plan that will soothe your mind, nourish
your body and maximise your chances at having a baby. Leading
fertility counsellor, Ann Bracken, draws together her years of
expertise in the field with this supportive guide that will boost
fertility by putting wellbeing at the heart of your journey. Ann
breaks down the mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques that
are scientifically-proven to combat the stress caused by fertility
problems and offers clear, practical advice and tips on how to
nurture your health and wellbeing - to optimise your fertility and
inspire positivity during difficult times. Includes chapters on: *
How to manage the psychological and emotional impacts of fertility
problems * Mindfulness Practice * Information on Reproductive
Treatment * Natural Health Therapies * Nutrition & Supplements
to Boost Fertility, by Dr Marilyn Glenville * Restorative Yoga and
Mindful Movement * Fertility Thinking through CBT * Self-Care *
Taking care of your relationships * Useful Resources Featuring line
illustrations to complement the text, journaling exercises
throughout, and a foreword by pioneer of Mind-Body Medicine, Dr
Alice Domar. 'A definite must-read regardless as to where you are
on your journey' My Fertility Specialist Magazine 'A much-needed
antidote to the all-too-often stressful and soul-searching path to
parenthood. I will be recommending it to my fertility patients'
Emma Cannon, integrated fertility expert, author of The Baby-Making
Bible 'This book provides the perfect balance outlining the
integrative mind and body approach and provides an essential
complement to the medical aspects of the fertility journey' Dr
James Nicopoullos, Consultant Gynaecologist?& subspecialist in
Reproduce Medicine, The Lister Clinic, Lister Hospital, Chelsea,
London 'In this book Ann Bracken has compiled what you need to know
in an easily accessible, friendly and compassionate format' Dr
Alice D Domar, Associate Professor in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and
Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School and Executive Director
of the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health
The fully revised and updated second edition of this practical
handbook provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of
subfertility, including treatment and diagnosis. Each chapter is
written by a recognized world expert in the field and, together,
they aim to provide state of the art answers to all the problems of
subfertility in a single volume. The introductory chapter provides
a flow-chart approach to systematic diagnosis and treatment.
Clearly written and easy to read, the subsequent chapters describe
what questions to ask, how to investigate, and what each treatment
requires. With an expanded international team of authors, this new
edition also offers new chapters devoted to third party
reproduction and in vitro maturation of oocytes. From medical
students studying for examinations to consultant physicians, this
volume is a 'must-have' reference for anyone dealing with couples
who have fertility problems.
"Original, important, moving, witty and exquisitely-written. WHAT a
feat." - BERNARDINE EVARISTO "Incredible... beautiful and funny and
humane." - EMILIE PINE "Pristine poetry and prose." KATHERINE MAY,
AUTHOR OF WINTERING "I've read a beautiful perfect book. If you are
straight or gay, read it." PHILIPPA PERRY "Babies who are this
small, he says, have a good chance of survival. Small is not good
for babies. It is not whimsical or cute or the cause of admiration.
It is the first time it occurs to us that they might not survive.
Babies die from smallness." Claire Lynch knew that having children
with her wife would be complicated but she could never have
anticipated the extent to which her life would be redrawn by the
process. This dazzling debut begins with the smallest of life's
substances, the microscopic cells subdividing in a petri dish in a
fertility treatment centre. She moves through her story in
incremental yet ever growing steps, from the fingernail-sized
pregnancy test result screen which bears two affirmative lines to
the premature arrival of her children who have to wear scale-model
oxygen masks in their life-saving incubators. Devastatingly
poignant and profoundly observant - and funny against the odds -
Claire considers whether it is our smallness that makes our lives
so big.
"Selected by" Choice" magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for
1996""[Marsh and Ronner make for] a highly successful combination
in which faultless clinical detail and a broad social and cultural
approach are seamlessly woven to produce a very impressive and
beautifully written historical work of the first importance." --
Irvine Louden, "Journal of the Social History of Medicine"
In "The Empty Cradle," Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner delve
into the origins of the many misconceptions surrounding infertility
as they explore how medical and cultural beliefs emerged throughout
its controversial history. Drawing on a wide variety of sources --
including intimate diaries and letters, patient records, memoirs,
medical literature, and popular magazines -- "The Empty Cradle"
investigates the social, cultural, scientific, and medical
dimensions of infertility over the past three hundred years.
Marsh and Ronner explore reactions -- among both physicians and
husbands -- to the emerging scientific evidence that infertility
was a condition for which men and women bear equal responsibility.
The book concludes that infertility is still a subject affected by
myth and misunderstanding. A lively and compelling history of a
complex medical and cultural phenomenon, "The Empty Cradle" brings
a valuable perspective to current debates about how we should think
about and address the experience of infertility in our own
time.
"Marsh and Ronner have sought to go beyond the published medical
literature to disclose the voices of those most affected by the
physiological and cultural condition of infertility... they have
restored to the historical record the anguish and the hopes of
women whoexperienced infertility." -- Rima D. Apple, "American
Historical Review"
"The book's lucid explanations of medical terms and procedures
will allow me to recommend it to my infertility patients. I plan to
do so, trusting that it will give them a new perspective on their
predicament. Knowing that it provided me a new perspective on both
infertility and the practice of gynecology, I will also assign it
an honored place in my medical library." -- Janet E. Shepherd,
M.D., "Journal of the American Medical Association"
" "The Empty Cradle" demonstrates the profound impact of
politics as well as culture on the development of medical practice.
It is an excellent model for future scholarship on the complex
relationship between science and society." -- Elaine Tyler May,
"Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences"
Surrogacy is India's new form of outsourcing, as couples from
all over the world hire Indian women to bear their children for a
fraction of the cost of surrogacy elsewhere with little to no
government oversight or regulation. In the first detailed
ethnography of India's surrogacy industry, Amrita Pande visits
clinics and hostels and speaks with surrogates and their families,
clients, doctors, brokers, and hostel matrons in order to shed
light on this burgeoning business and the experiences of the
laborers within it. From recruitment to training to delivery,
Pande's research focuses on how reproduction meets production in
surrogacy and how this reflects characteristics of India's larger
labor system.
Pande's interviews prove surrogates are more than victims of
disciplinary power, and she examines the strategies they deploy to
retain control over their bodies and reproductive futures. While
some women are coerced into the business by their families, others
negotiate with clients and their clinics to gain access to
technologies and networks otherwise closed to them. As surrogates,
the women Pande meets get to know and make the most of advanced
medical discoveries. They traverse borders and straddle
relationships that test the boundaries of race, class, religion,
and nationality. Those who focus on the inherent inequalities of
India's surrogacy industry believe the practice should be either
banned or strictly regulated. Pande instead advocates for a better
understanding of this complex labor market, envisioning an
international model of fair-trade surrogacy founded on openness and
transparency in all business, medical, and emotional exchanges.
This book is an illustrated and comprehensive compilation by
experts in the field of fertility enhancing endoscopic surgery and
assisted reproduction. This book catalogues full spectrum of
diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy in the infertile population.
The authors describe different techniques in various clinical
conditions and review the recent evidence based literature
supporting them. All procedures are explained in clear and precise
text supplemented with high quality color pictures.
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