The Infertility Handbook : The Complete Resource for Couples Longing to Have a Baby

This is the essential reference for couples faced with infertility. Here you will find options, answers and, above all, hope. The areas covered include: understanding your reproductive cycle; the causes of infertility in both men and women; assisted reproductive technologies (IVF and FET); complementary and alternative therapies; the emotional aspects of experiencing infertility; adoption and surrogacy; and, legal considerations. Throughout, experts in various fields provide additional insight into the many aspects of infertility, while comprehensive reference and resource sections list organisations, books, websites and products that will assist you on your journey towards parenthood. Written clearly and simply with the sensitivity and knowledge of a person who has been there, THE INFERTILITY HANDBOOK provides options and understanding at a time when couples can often feel cut off from their normal support network. Contributors: Tony Weschler, author of the international bestseller ‘Taking Charge of Your Fertility'. Marian Corkill, director of the World Organisation of the Ovulation Method Billings (WOOMB). Dr Andrew Hedges, medical director of Hunter IVF. Francesca Naish, founder and director of The Jocelyn Centre for Natural Fertility Management. Joi Ellis, chairperson of the Australian and New Zealand Infertility Counsellors Association (ANZICA). Robin Carter, founding member of the UK agency Childlessness Overcome Through Surrogacy (COTS). Debbie Wilson, chair of the Postnatal Depression Family/Whanau New Zealand Trust. Sylvia Kalms, naturopath specialising in Natural Fertility Management. Angela Hutchins was like many career-driven, successful women who thought that falling pregnant was something that would'just happen'. But it didn't. At the age of 36 and after several long years of trying, she feared that she and her husband might never have the child they longed for. While they are now the proud parents of two children, this book is the result of Angela's determination to provide other women with the information that she found was so lacking during her own battle with infertility. It draws on her many years of research into the subject as well as the experience she gained as a mentor to other women on infertility-specific chat rooms and websites.