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" Fertility demystified "
Susan Warhus.
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737684
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Susan Warhus.
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Fertility demystified\ Susan Warhus.
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New York: McGraw-Hill, ©2007.
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McGraw Hill professional.
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0071511156
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: 9780071511155
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Title from PDF title page (viewed Nov. 6, 2007).
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Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Causes of Infertility; The Definition of Infertility; The Roller Coaster of Emotions; Potential Causes of Infertility; Causes of Infertility: Health and Lifestyle Concerns for Women; Specific Causes of Infertility for Women; Causes of Infertility: Health and Lifestyle Concerns for Men; Specific Causes of Infertility for Men; Unexplained Infertility; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 2 Miscarriage and Other Early Pregnancy Loss; Introduction to Early Pregnancy Loss; Miscarriage; Recurrent Miscarriages; Ectopic Pregnancy; Molar Pregnancy Coping Emotionally with Early Pregnancy LossPositive Actions You Can Take to Reduce the Chance of Early Pregnancy Loss; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 3 Basic Male and Female Anatomy and How Things Work; Male Reproductive Anatomy; How the Male Reproductive Process Works; Female Reproductive Anatomy; How the Female Reproductive Cycle Works; Fertilization; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 4 Testing for Infertility; Types of Doctors: What's the Difference?; Finding a Fertility Specialist; You've Chosen Your Specialist-Now What?; Fertility Testing for Women; Fertility Testing for Men; Conclusion Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Antagonists (Cetrotide, Ganirelix)Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) (Novarel, Pregnyl, Profasi, Ovidrel); Bromocriptine (Parlodel); Progesterone (Progesterone in Oil, Vaginal Suppositories, Crinone Gel, Prometrium, Provera); Aspirin and Heparin; Risks: Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS); Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 7 Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs); Intrauterine Insemination (IUI); In Vitro Fertilization (IVF); Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI); Embryo Assisted Hatching; Cryopreservation What About Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT) and Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (ZIFT)?Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 8 Moving On: Alternatives for the Infertile Couple; Sperm Donation; Egg Donation; Embryo Donation; Surrogacy; Adoption; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 9 Emotional Issues; Dealing with Others; Fertility Counselors; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 10 New and Emerging Technologies; Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD); MicroSort; Ovarian Tissue and Egg Freezing; Emerging Technologies Not Yet Available in the United States; Conclusion; Summary
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Chapter 5 Natural Ways to Become Pregnant; Diet and Nutrition; Healthy Weight; Keeping Fit; Reduce Your Stress; Vitamins and Nutrients; Lifestyle: Things to Avoid; Natural Ways to Monitor Your Own Fertility; Other Natural Ways to Maximize Your Fertility; Alternative Medicine: Exploring Nonconventional Treatments; Conclusion; Summary; Chapter 6 Fertility Drug Therapies; Clomiphene Citrate (Clomid, Serophene, CC); Gonadotropins (Follistim, Gonal-F, Bravelle [FSH] and Repronex, Menopur [FSH and LH]); Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists (GnRHa) (Lupron, Synarel, Nafarelin, Buserelin)
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Fertility, Human -- Popular works.
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Infertility -- Popular works.
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Infertility -- Treatment -- Popular works.
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RC889.S873 2007
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Susan P Warhus
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