Conceptions & Misconceptions: A Guide Through the Maze of in Vitro Fertilization & Other Assisted Reproduction Techniques [Paperback]

Arthur L. Wisot (Author), Arthur Wisot (Author), David R. Meldrum (Author)

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People struggling with decisions about assisted fertility finally have a road map in Arthur Wisot and David Meldrum's informational and compassionate book, Conceptions and Misconceptions: A Guide Through the Maze of In Vitro Fertilization and other Assisted Reproduction Techniques. Wisot and Meldrum give readers the right questions to ask and the means to interpret the answers. The compassionate tone may have been gained through personal experience (coauthor Wisot and his wife Claudia have quadruplets, achieved through ovulation-inducing drug therapy in the early '70s) as well as the two doctors' years of successfully helping infertile couples have babies.

Conceptions and Misconceptions includes a detailed review of the reproductive cycle of both female and male, discussion of the causes of infertility, and an explanation of reproductive testing, treatments, and techniques. It also discusses the high risks associated with both in vitro pregnancy and multiple births, and addresses the future of assisted reproduction. This book is not light reading, yet it's exactly what the doctor ordered for those with questions about assisted reproduction. Rarely is hard-core science successfully explained in a clear, friendly, informational tone. It's been done in Conceptions and Misconceptions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Hartley & Marks; 1St Edition edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881791474
• ISBN-13: 978-0881791471
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,385,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, June 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Conceptions & Misconceptions: A Guide Through the Maze of in Vitro Fertilization & Other Assisted Reproduction Techniques (Paperback)

If you buy one book on IVF, buy this one. After studying the web for months and undergoing treatment for a year at a fertility treatment center, we bought this book. We thought we had seen everything. This was the first publication I had seen that suggested that assisted hatching + ICSI could give older couples the same chance of conceiving as younger couples with no assistance. Also, the daily calendar for the first IVF cycle is invaluable. We knew just what to expect. This is a very optimistic book, and you will probably need that to survive IVF. The one criticism is that the success tables in this book are drastically out of date.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best IVF book available, June 11, 2001

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"twinmom99" (Orlando Area, Fl) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conceptions & Misconceptions: A Guide Through the Maze of in Vitro Fertilization & Other Assisted Reproduction Techniques (Paperback)

This is the book that became my bible as I went into advanced infertility treatments. I finally found the information that I was looking for on what it was truly like to go through a cycle of IVF. I copied the diary that is in the book and mailed it to my family so they also knew what to expect. This was the book where I found all the information that I was searching for to help me know what to expect and to help me make the decision to undergo IVF.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative book on infertlity and the rollercoaster ride, May 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Conceptions & Misconceptions: A Guide Through the Maze of in Vitro Fertilization & Other Assisted Reproduction Techniques (Paperback)

This book helped get me through the 1st IVf treatment. I wish it could have told me more about the Natural IVf cycle. I am starting it tomorrow. I have 13 embryos frozen and am ready to try again. I needed the book everyday to help prepare me for the next.