An engaging guide to navigating the challenges of infertility. After seven years of tests and more tests, treatments and more treatments, Elizabeth Swire-Falker understands what it means to struggle with infertility. In this frank, reassuring, and thoroughly researched handbook, she shares her own personal experience and offers insight into what challenges to expect along the way-from getting support to finding the right doctor to dealing with insurance.

An infertility specialist offers practical strategies for dealing with the relentless series of emotional, medical, social, economic, and marital challenges that an infertility diagnosis can produce. Readers learn how to cope with emotional stress, understand confusing treatment options, and make informed and satisfying decisions-while still maintaining their sanity, dignity, and relationships.

The ACP Handbook of Women's Health distills the expertise of ACP Press' acclaimed Women's Health Series and the latest evidence into a compact single volume that offers physicians the essential information they need to optimize the health of their female patients from adolescence through adulthood. Ideal for busy clinicians at the point of care, this concise resource provides clinically relevant information and essential management guidance on all major diseases and disorders, including: Heart disease Diabetes Cancer Musculoskeletal conditions Reproductive health Behavior and mood disorders Su

This book is a personal testimony from a patient who underwent 15 In Vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments over a 7 year period. It is a story about male infertility combined with the females fertility declined with the age, which lead the partners to proceed with In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) as the only option. In todays western world one in every six couples face fertility problems and this story could become a reality for millions of couples in the world. This book is raising awareness about female fertility and reproductivity potential for women after their mid-thirties. It also reveals some of the hidden truths and misconceptions about IVF and demystifies information provided by the press and media. A similar book with details of the latest IVF trends, facts and experiences from the patients perspective has never been published. The first part of the book is a chronicle of the authors experiences as an IVF patient, where she shares medical information, facts, experience and lessons learned during IVF treatments. In the second part of the book the author is offering valuable advice, recommendations, and tools, including tips on how to save money for IVF. This is also a patients story about the emotional impact of IVF. The book is unique in presenting a serious family and marriage crisis throughout battles with infertility and how the journey through the IVF drastically affected the couples relationship. It is also a story of a personal life crisis that the female patient was going through. The author describes her own turmoil when she decided to end IVF (IVF closure) after many years of living in the IVF bubble, when she faced not only the cruel fact that she will never be able to have more children, but also experienced a career failure, financial difficulties and her husband being ready to leave her due to the inability to have a big family together. This book is also a relevant resource for medical practitioners to better understand patients physical and emotional needs and improve the service in IVF clinics. Quote from the book: My greatest hope is that reading this book leads to positive outcomes for as many women and couples as possible!

Reassurance for parents who struggle with anger, guilt, and despair after a miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death.

The Working Mother's Survival Guideis a must-have resource for all new mothers who want or need to continue working after their baby is born. It's packed with essential information and advice on everything you need to know from pre-conception to returning to work to help you get through this amazing but challenging time. From the mundane (How do you stop colleagues constantly touching your stomach? Are there any tricks to surviving 9 am meetings with morning sickness?), to the crucial (How early do you need to start looking for a daycare place? How can you prevent your pregnancy affecting your chances of promotion? How do you plan for your changing financial status?), to the absolutely essential (Can one woman wear the same pair of stretchy black pants to the office for six months without losing her dignity or her mind?), this book will answer all your questions. Written by two working mothers, TV presenter Melissa Doyle, and communications consultant Jo Scard, The Working Mother's Survival Guidefeatures advice from experts such as lawyers, health care workers and inspiring working moms, plus 'how-to-do', 'what-to-have' and 'where-to-find' checklists. Loaded with resources and more than a few laughs, this book is packed full of useful information to help new mothers cope and even enjoy juggling the demands of motherhood and work, as well as finding a little "me" time.

Wherever you are, no matter how difficult your circumstances, God has a plan for you-a plan that offers renewal, comfort, abundance, and peace. That plan is contained in God's Holy Word and this book is designed to help you find it. God's Survival Guide for Women touches on 40 topics of interest that can help you discover the comfort, the power, and the peace that only He can give. Book jacket.

This hands-on manual makes it possible to reclaim the husband-wife relationship while surviving--and even improving--the frequently tumultuous relationship with a mother-in-law.