INFERTILITY A GUIDE FOR THE CHILDLESS COUPLE

• Main Author: MENNING, BARBARA ECK (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Prentice-Hall Press 1988
• Edition: SECOND EDITION
• Subjects: Infertility
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 One out of every six American couples of childbearing age has learned the painful reality of infertility. They are facing a life crisis that may shake their most basic concepts of sexuality, self-image, and self-esteem. They hope for pregnancy and are looking for answers. Barbara Eck Menning, in this revised second edition of Infertility: A Guide for the Childless Couple, offers these couples the latest medical information on the subject and the support they need to face their feelings. Menning covers all the reasons for female and male infertility and the medical and psychological approaches to managing it. She uncovers what is fact and what is myth, what hurts and what helps. The infertile couple will find that they are not alone, and that numerous alternatives to traditional childbearing are available. This completely updated edition includes new information on surro- gate mothers, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, and the legal and ethical issues involved in these technologies. It features a revised glos- sary, a bibliography of suggested readings, and updated lists of organi- zations and resources. Infertility is one of the most comprehensive and encouraging looks at the subject to date.