Resolving Infertility: Understanding the Options and Choosing Solutions When You Want to Have a Baby [Hardcover]

Resolve (Author), Diane Aronson (Author), Suzanne Levert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 1999

What is infertility? How do I know if I have an infertility problem? How long should we try getting pregnant before seeing a doctor? A resource to help the user sort out options and navigate their way through any infertility experience with confidence, this practical and empowering book provides information about infertility treatment and explores other family-building options.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Like Resolve itself, an advocacy group (of which Aronson is the executive director) formed 25 years ago, this book offers support and information to people coping with infertility. Claiming that over six million Americans seek treatment each year and that options, technological and otherwise, have increased, the authors present readers with a thorough roadmap. The book addresses the causes of infertility and includes discussions of medical treatments and new cutting-edge technology. In addition, it covers other options for building a family, such as adoption and surrogacy, or even deciding to live without children. First-hand accounts flesh out the emotional aspects of infertility, including how to cope with disappointment, maintain a close relationship with one's partner and deal with other family members and friends. Helpful decision trees and financial worksheets are included along with less helpful journal-writing exercises. Strange syntax and jargon, not to mention the occasional pitch to join Resolve, can be off-putting, but the book largely succeeds in its effort to help readers find the resolution that's right for them. (Dec.)
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Review

"Infertility is not only a clinical diagnosis but a series of medical, social, economic, and personal challenges. This book offers critical information on all these challenges to help couples and individuals make informed decisions as they work toward resolution." -- Lynn S. Wilcox, MD, MPH, Atlanta, GA

"RESOLVE's mission is education, advocacy and support. Resolving Infertility offers all three generously. The great strength of this book is its discussion, not just of medical issues, but of the emotional and social impact of infertility and alternatives. Written in clear, user-friendly language, it befriends the reader, assuming no "right or wrong" decisions, but carefully spelling out the options." -- Barbara Eck Menning, founder of RESOLVE and past executive director

"Since 1974, RESOLVE has provided invaluable information, as well as emotional and legislative support to thousands of couples and individuals who have not been able to have children. This book continues this service and is a wonderful guide to the work-up, medical treatments and alternative options in the brave new world of infertility." -- Judith Reichman, MD, Medical Correspondent for The Today Show

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Harper Resource (Harper Collins); 1st edition (October 20, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062735225
• ISBN-13: 978-0062735225
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,855,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RESOLVE does it again!, April 5, 2000

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Francesca - See all my reviews

This review is from: Resolving Infertility: Understanding the Options and Choosing Solutions When You Want to Have a Baby (Hardcover)

RESOLVE has been helping those in the infertility for years and continues to do so with this amazing book. The author takes you through the biological side of conceiving and also the different causes of infertility. What I especially liked about it is how easy it is to understand as it guides you through the entire process from medical, to diagnosis and through treatment, pregnancy and beyond.

It provides sound advice for infertility coverage and choosing a good doctor. It offers alternatives to conventional fertility treatment, as well as adoption, and the use of donors and/or surrogates. It also takes you through resolving issues to help those who choose to live life without children or to move on to adoption. Throughout, if gives the reader emotional support, which I feel is the hardest obstacle to overcome. As a fertility patient myself, and director of community of ChildofMyDreams.com, I highly recommend it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, July 9, 2000

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Dana "dana_m" (State College, Panama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Resolving Infertility: Understanding the Options and Choosing Solutions When You Want to Have a Baby (Hardcover)

This book is the most detailed and clear encyclopedia on fertility issues that we've come across. Very thorough and reliable. Very up to date

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best resource I've found, June 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Resolving Infertility: Understanding the Options and Choosing Solutions When You Want to Have a Baby (Hardcover)

I was grateful to find this new book to address many questions and concerns I had. The content is thorough, the tone is very compassionate, and the suggestions are respectful of diverse values. There are lots of quotes from real people that bring a nice personal touch to a sometimes very clinical subject. I get a lot of comfort from just re-reading parts of the book that reassure me that others before me have taken and survived this journey. I don't know of any other book like it.