Infertility Books

Excellent book. Easy to read. Helped my husband and me to have a starting point to discuss our intimacy issues. Also, it gave us hope that we can work through the physical and emotional problems surrounding impotence. I highly recommend this book.

I have used this text as a reference in a number of writing projects in women's health.

This book describes the journey of the author and her husband through several attempts of IVF treatment. I felt privileged to share in the hopes, the excitement,the joys and the disappointments that were so eloquently described. "Rollercoaster", must surely bring comfort to other couples enduring the stresses of infertility treatments,if only to realise that they are certainly not alone,in experiencing the emotional turmoils that are so brilliantly expressed in this book.

I recommend this book to all cancer patients. If the shock of a cancer diagnosis doesn't reak havoc on your sex life, the treatments probably will. This book offers lots of suggestions for maintaining and/or improving intimacy and sex during and after cancer.

Lysanne Sizoo has written a beautiful and very moving account of the loss of two pregnancies - one by miscarriage, and one by ectopic pregnancy - followed by the birth of her son. This book is a must read for anyone who has experienced pregnancy loss, or for anyone who knows friends or family who have experienced this. It helps you understand what women go through - and does so with compassion, insight and humour.

Step Right Up & Take Your Chances is an honest and insightful account of the author's experiences with endometriosis, infertility, and adoption. I laughed and cried as I read and hoped for a happy ending.
I recommend this book for mothers and expectant mothers. It is not only a great practical resource and guide to help address the issues associated with endometriosis, infertility, and adoption but also provides the personal aspect of coping with the downside while working and hoping for the future.
The author was entertaining, factual, and inspirational.
This was great reading.
Holly

One of the best books I've read on infertility. It is easy enough for the everyday person to read yet it offerd the medical turms I needed to know. It is very comprehensive, well written and insightfull; I would reccomend it to anyone who is looking to learn more about infertility. The book also offered insight into both male and female problems.

Are you or someone close to you trying to get pregnant? Then this is definitely the book for you!

Raymond Chang, MD, clearly outlines how to boost fertility in couples that are struggling to get pregnant. His primary focus is on traditional Chinese medicine, but he also offers some information on foods, vitamins, herbs and other supplements that can be helpful to fertility.

Especially impressive is Chang's ability to clearly explain both the conventional Western approach to fertility as well as more natural traditional approaches. Often when writers describe Chinese medicine, it can sound esoteric, confusing and downright batty. Chang is able to speak in terms of Eastern and Western medicine in a manner that allows the couple to feel empowered and able to work with their natural fertility rather than feel helpless and "infertile," as they are often labeled by conventional medicine.

Chang provides a very balanced view of fertility and integrates both Western and Eastern medicine to allow couples to boost fertility and become pregnant. What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Getting Pregnant is a must read for any couple that is struggling to conceive.

Armchair Interviews says: Good advice for couples.

This is a fantastic book filled with essays & poems on a variety of IF related subjects: reproductive technology, donor egg/sperm, adoption, childfree living, dealing with friends & family, and parenting after infertility. Each chapter contains a collection of essays written by people who have "been there, done that". It really helped me to read others stories & see that I wasn't alone. It is not a "solutions" book, but it definately gives you some different perspectives. There are some very funny stories as well as stories that will make you cry. I even read the chapters that didn't apply to my situation...it was that good!

This book arrived, as promised, full of information that I had not read in other books covering thyroid disease. I have not finished it in it's entirety, however it is safe to say that I would highly recommend it to others suffering from this ailment. The subject is covered extremely well, from various perspectives, and leaves the thyroid patient feeling more in control of the disease, from having such a great heads up from many sources.
Roz Kenney

I wish I had been able to read this book years ago. I have been living with thyroid disease for many years now, and suffering needlessly for the entire time. This book was a God-send, and has opened my eyes to the entirety of my disease. She explains in very simple terms what thyroid disease is, and how to find a GOOD doctor who will help alleviate the symptoms and treat the disease properly. I would recommend this book to everyone who has thyroid disease, even if you have had it for a long time.

Best book I've ever read on the thyroid AND MORE - better than JAMA or New England Journal of Med or Endo's newsletter. ANYONE can read EASILY and understand this book. Well written, well laid out and I've learned alot. Because of my respect for Mary Shomon, I've made appts. w/a Holistic MD and and Endo - and will be going with my pages filled out! Thank you Mary for making this dis-ease easier to understand and life with!

everyone diagnosed with hyPO thyroidism needs to read this...we have been duped by whoever sold the govt the idea that we need fluorine in our water, now we are all suffering pathology of our thyroid glands.

I bought this book shortly after I learned I was hypo-thyroid. I had high expectations, because of hearing about Mary's books on her forums. I was severely disappointed. This book didn't tell me anything new...I had read the website,Stop The Thyroid Madness.... and that website had vast information vs. Mary's book. I also bought one of her e-books about Thyroid and Hair loss and was also disappointed. It didn't tell me anything new, at all. Her forum site has become a vehicle to sell her books, and not a open forum on thyroid health...New information is not allowed to be exchanged on the list if it pertains to other than Mary's books or websites....very Sad. I will look elsewhere for up-to-date relevant thyroid information.
Stop the Thyroid Madness: A Patient Revolution Against Decades of Inferior Treatment