| "It is hard to accept that
the term infertility applies ... and it takes courage to open
a book that maps out the road ahead.
"Using a supportive but not overly personal tone, Jansen
has created a handbook that in its self-contained chapters
and detailed boxes allows the reader to take exactly what
he or she needs.
"Jansen has avoided the posture of many infertility specialists
who write as though they are your personal doctor -- or worse,
your friend -- and can 'solve' your infertility if only you
follow their detailed advice on high-tech treatments."
Contents
SECTION 1. NATURE
Chapter 1. Pregnancy
and Chance. At the best times it's not 100%
Chapter 2. Evolution
and 'Infertility'. Why you are more normal than you
think
Chapter 3. Behind
a Successful Conception. How the ovaries, tubes and
uterus work
Chapter 4. Establishing
a Pregnancy. How a pregnancy come forms in the uterus
SECTION 2. TESTS
Chapter 5. Diagnosing
Infertility. The first round of tests
Chapter 6. When
Pregnancy's Not Possible. What to do when tests show,
NO CHANCE (without help)
Chapter 7. When
Pregnancy's Not Probable. What to do when the tests
show "subfertility"
Chapter 8. Tests
for Miscarriages. There are a lots you can have done
SECTION 3. SPECIAL TREATMENT
Chapter 9. Treating
and Preventing Miscarriages. It depends on the cause,
and it's getting better
Chapter 10. A
Low Sperm Count. Treatment for men
Chapter 11. Not
Ovulating. Ovulation induction drugs
Chapter 12. Complications
from Gonadotropin Stimulation. Especially OHSS
Chapter 13. BLocked
Fallopian Tubes. Microsurgical operations and more
Chapter 14. Ectopic
Pregnancy. Pregnancy in the fallopian tube and other
places
Chapter 15. Endometriosis:
Symptoms and Causes. What to look for
Chapter 16. Endometriosis:
Treatments. Hormones, operations, IVF and other symptomatic
relief
Chapter 17. Fibroids
and Other Uterine Problems. Not as common as you might
think
Chapter 18. Abnomarlities
Present from Birth. Anomalis of the uterus, intersex
and androgen-insentivity syndromes
SECTION 4. ASSISTED CONCEPTION
Chapter 19. Helping
Nature a Bit. Timing intercourse and orgasms, and more
Chapter 20. Helping
Nature a Lot. In vitro fertilization
Chapter 21. Embryo
Storage. When your hopes are in the freezer
Chapter 22. Donation
and Surrogacy. Look for the traps and pitfalls
Chapter 23. "Designer
Babies?" Hardly. The near future: a slope that's
not as slippery as it looks
Chapter 24. Pregnancy.
What to expect and what to do when you are
SECTION 5. GETTING WHAT YOU DESERVE
FROM SOCIETY
Chapter 25. Relief
from Suffering. Getting good counselling
Chapter 26. Your
Doctor's Duties. What your doctor should be doing to
help you
Chapter 27. Embryo
Research and Society. Infertility research needs everyone's
moral support |
