Posted September 15, 2010 at 8:30 AM
filed under: fertility, book, insemination, trying, 2ww, ovulation, sperm, stress, resources, known donor, emotions
Resources
There is nothing that prompts more questions on Choice Mom discussion boards than when a single woman is purposely trying to conceive. We quickly learn how little we know about something we've been taught can be so easy. The Choice Mom Guide to Fertility gathers the most common questions and answers them, with the help of 15 fertility specialists we interviewed specifically for this book.
This information-packed 100-page resource for single women who are trying to conceive includes:
- A 10-Step Plan
- Section 1: What to Expect When You Want to Be Expecting where more than 15 fertility specialists discuss assessing egg quality, treatment options, ovulation detection, fertility challenges and myths
- Section 2: Educating Yourself in order to choose doctors wisely, select a sperm bank and donor, negotiate with a known donor, find low-cost options, try at-home insemination
- Section 3: Dealing With the Emotions of coping with fertility treatment, the two-week wait, including stress reduction tips from Alice Domar and eastern medicine insight from Angela Wu
- glossary, lab tests, resources
Excerpt, from Choice Mom Cathi: "I never knew what a dolt I was about female fertility until I tried to understand my own. I wish it was as easy as coping with a bad golf game or quitting smoking. Practice doesn't help, and there are no tasty spearmint Bun-in-the-Oven gums to chew. No, there are long uncomfortable minutes with your toes in the air (I seem to recall that some don't conceive this way, but I'm having trouble remembering the concept). I tried ovulation test strips. These are great because I never get tired of peeing on things, especially my own hands. I worry that I won't get pregnant. Then I worry that I will. Then I worry that I'm worrying too much and affecting my chances. And then I have a drink and feel guilty about the alcohol consumption. It's a vicious cycle."
You can find it in ebook and print form on Amazon.
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