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Experiencing Infertility: An Essential Resource

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I'm very impressed with this book. It's brand new at the book stores and the best I've read on coping. Reading it, you can't help but feel that the authors actually "get it." They understand what it feels like to ride the infertility emotional roller coaster.

The book covers keeping your identity, primary and secondary infertility, communicating with your spouse, friends and family, balancing a job and baby making, coping with grief and loss, decision making, when to know to move on, and even child free living. It also covers waiting for your baby whether it's through adoption or pregnancy.

I really feel this is GREAT. It's a must have for everyone. I've only had this book a few weeks and it has already helped me to cope with my decision to move on to a life after infertility and remain childfree. Those who know me, know what a struggle this has been for me.

I highly recommend this book. I call it my "coping bible".

Quite simply, this book should become the Bible of infertility sufferers. It fills a glaring gap in the bookshelves by addressing the social and emotional costs of infertility, rather than the technical and medical details that go out of date so quickly. I had fertility problems so rare most technical manuals were useless to me, but, just like so many others, I struggled with unsympathetic employers, all-too-fertile friends and relatives, and tensions with my husband. This is the only book I know of specifically written to address those issues and it does, in detail, the most important thing any infertility book needs to do -- acknowledge that this isn't just a physical problem. Read it and know you're not alone.

The more I read this book, the more I love it. I've read it and reread it many times over the past year for my own personal support. I frequently refer to it as my "Coping Bible." You can't help but feel that the authors actually "get it." They are not only professionals in the field, but they really do understand what it is like to ride the infertilty "emotional roller coaster." The book covers it all, from keeping your identity, primary and secondary infertility, communicating with your spouse, friends and family, balancing a job and baby making, coping with grief and loss, decision making and knowing when to move on. It also features frequently over-looked issues such as waiting for your baby (pregnancy and adoptive) and living life childfree.

I was very excited to learn Experiencing Infertility would be coming out in paperback. I have struggled nearly 19 years with infertility personally. As founder of HOPE Infertility Support and Cofounder/Director of Community of ChildofmyDreams.com I work closely with many who are experiencing infertility. This book has not only helped me with my own issues, but helped me support others who are having a rough time with their own.

I have dubbed Experiencing Infertility as my "Coping Bible."

It's been nearly two years since I first read Experiencing Infertility and I can honestly say my life has improved tremendously because of the coping strategies outlined in the book. Harriette Rovner Ferguson and Debby Peoples really "get it." They fully understand what it is like to ride this emotional infertility roller coaster.

The book covers all aspects of infertility including keeping your identity and communicating with your spouse, friends and family. It aids you in balancing your job with what can be stressful baby making. It helps even those who are preganant after infertility as well, which can be a time of fear as well as happiness. It's also covers the hard-to-face aspects of knowing when to move on, adopt or remain childfree. It's helped me tremendously in making my own decision to live life without children after years of failed fertility treatments.

I feel Experiencing Infertility is a "must have" for everyone trying to cope with the heartache of infertility.

A big thank you to the co-authors for this wonderful book.

I was browsing through the bookstore and this book caught my eye. I thumbed through it, and could not put it down. I bought it, and read the entire thing in one night.

I cried all night. I relate to the women in that book so much. Everything that was said, I have felt. I especially appreciated the section on Secondary Infertility, since that is what I am facing. Most books and other infertility resources don't even acknowledge that Secondary Infertility is a real problem-it makes those with Secondary Infertility feel so alone.

If you're looking for a book that helps you cope, helps you know that you are not alone in your struggle with infertility, and really helps you feel validated in your feelings, then I highly recommend this book.

I was given a review copy of this book shortly before my own book, The Unofficial Guide to Having A Baby, was going to press. I thought so highly of this book that I asked my publisher to stop the presses and add it to the list of recommended readings in my book.

While my book addresses a lot of the medical issues associated with infertility (e.g. causes of infertility, high tech fertility methods etc.), I was only able to touch upon the emotional issues briefly--a subject that Debby Peoples and Harriette Rovner Ferguson handle superbly in their book. They give you "inside advice" on balancing babymaking with your career, coping with the reactions of friends and family, and much more.

I struggled with infertility 12 years ago, prior to the birth of my first child. I've never forgotten how painful that time in my life was. I wish I'd had this book then.

As a professional working for more than 15 years w/ couples experiencing infertility, I have found that the insight offered within this book has greatly enhanced my clinical effectiveness. I have gained sensitivity to the emotional impact of infertitlity at a deeper and more meaningful level. Sadly I became aware that I had overlooked some of the day-to-day experiences of infertility. Experiences that I simply took for granted as a woman who biologically conceived without difficulty. These overlooked experiences were profoundly significant to couples working hard to resolve their infertility. Imagine my surprise when I read the review titled, "There are Better Choices Out There." It appeared that this reader was having a very personal & emotional response to this book, given his or her overly harsh reference to literary merit and the lack of professionalism of its authors. I feel this book was written in a "user-friendly" format seeking to reach all persons touched by infertility. I also happened to research the background of one of the authors, H. Rovner-Ferguson and found that she has a long and well-respected history as regards all aspects of infertility, including emotional and medical implications. I am bewildered by this persons harsh criticism and wonder if perhaps they are reviewing a different book.

This book is a must read for all infertility patients. It is well written and as far as I can tell, comes from the heart. I have been experiencing infertility for four long years. Everywhere I turned no one understood my jealousy and need to isolate myself from pregnant family, friends and coworkers.I felt alone and crazy. A woman in my doctors office suggested that I read this book and I am so glad I took her advice. It feels great to know that I am normal.I even gave the book to my husband and he actually read some of the questions and answers.That says it all. Thank you to the authors that truly "get" what I am going through.

After a year of trying to get pregnant, and being officially diagnosed "infertile"; I felt validate to go ahead and read books such as this. My copy arrived yesterday, I picked it up and started to read and could hardly put it down. I found myself saying over and over again, "Yes! That's exactly how I feel." This is a validating, and extremely helpful book. Not only was I able to see that I am not alone in these crazy, inexplicable feelings, but that some of them are more complicated than I thought. I suspected as much. The authors write with sincerity, knowledge and a very realistic approach. There are not only helpful passages, but helpful exercises to help one cope with one's journey. I highly recommend this book.

Right from the beginning, this book brought tears to my eyes. I couldn't believe how well related this book was to my expierence of infertility. I never knew just how emotionally bad it could get until my expierence.

I am in the beginning stages of infertility. I just started Clomid but after more than 2 years of trying and 1 miscarrage, I felt that the authors knew exactly how I felt.

Get this book! It really gave me the insight on how to deal with my problems. It also included many other issues that hopefully I won't have to think about but it was still interesting and educational to read.