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How to Get Pregnant with the New Technology

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I thought I found the best books on Infertility when I read "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler and "Dr Marrs' Fertility Book," but I am thrilled with Dr Silber's recently revised book. Unlike Toni Weschler, Dr Silber sees beauty in modern reproductive techniques. And unlike Dr. Marrs, Dr. Silber is filled with enthusiasm and hope for overcoming even the most severe reproductive obstacles. I recommend the book for anyone looking for (1) a hopeful and encouraging view of how technology can help you achieve your dream, or (2) a detailed and rigorous overview of the very latest reproductive technologies.

This book is so easy and enjoyable to read. Although it is filled with detail and does not oversimplify technical explanations, it is conversational and the reader gets to know Dr. Silber as a guide and healer. I could barely put it down.

Do not avoid this book just because you think you haven't been trying to conceive long enough to justify consideration of reproductive technologies. If you're taking or considering clomid, now is the time to start thinking about these things. Dr. Silber persuasively argues that assisted reproduction technologies should NOT be considered a last resort, to be used when the couple has been emotionally and physically exhausted by less successful treatments.

This book contains a wealth of information, written in a very detailed manner. Because of all the details and specifics, however, it is a little difficult to read. I suggest it as a resource book, but not one that you are likely to read from cover to cover.

i read several other books on infertility and this one was my favorite. i read it front to back and totally understood it.In fact i liked it so much i decided to see him and i did and he's a wonderful doctor and he is why i'm 5 months pregnant with twins. A must have for anyone going through infertility and is considering invitro. lets you know what to expect.

I liked the optimism of this book and Dr. Silber's advocacy of an aggressive approach to treatment, but I wouldn't say this is a comprehensive book because it doesn't really address the emotional/psychological aspects of infertility and its treatment. Plus, Dr. Silber's self-aggrandizing tone was suprising and distracting in a book that is supposed to be about helping others, not self-promotion.

This is a comprehensive reference book on the entire topic of infertility, written in an understandable and optimistic tone. The best of the doctor books available.

Fern Reiss, author of "The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage"

A urologist by training, Dr. Silber is not trained as a reproductive endocrinologist, making his techniques very technology oriented as he is not trained in reproduction, only reproduction technologies. He would do better to stop promoting technology as the answer to reproduction (quite a money-maker for the doctors involved) and stick to doing reversing vasectomies as he was trained to do. While he offers alot of good technical info the book is utterly lacking in medical and surgical treatment options, something he apparently doesn't believe in. The medical evidence points to better results and better health for mother and babies when medical/surgical intervention is used--lower reimbursement but much better for everyone involved except centers that promote IVF and tech based medicine.

I picked this book up as one of the first reference books when my husband and I began to investigate IVF. The book is not about ethics debates and does not begin to address the emotional issues surrounding infertility and assisted reproduction, but it does tell you the technological facts of the various procedures. The author discusses testing, diagnosis and treatments as well as giving sample calendars and timelines you can expect if you undergo the emotional and physical journey towards conception. I felt very prepared after reading (actually studying) this book, so much so that my own reproductive endocrinologist was amazed at the questions I asked when undergoing treatment.

This is not a hand holding book, it's straight forward factual information to let the reader know the options and facts about the treatment of infertility. While the author is himself a reproductive endocrinologist, there are very few references to himself or his clinic.