Infertility Survival Handbook |  | Author: Elizabeth Swire-Falker
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Category: Book
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Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 99505
Media: Paperback
Edition: Riverhead ed
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 1573223816
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.178
EAN: 9781573223812
ASIN: 1573223816
Publication Date: April 6, 2004
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After seven years of tests and more tests, treatments and more treatments, Elizabeth Swire-Falker understands what it means to struggle with infertility. In this frank, reassuring, and thoroughly researched handbook, she shares her own personal experience and offers insight into what challenges to expect along the way-from getting support to finding the right doctor xto dealing with insurance. She helps readers:
Navigate the maze of infertility tests and treatments
Handle the financial strain and marital stress that accompany the treatments Formulate questions to ask doctors and nurses and learn to be their own advocate for good medical care Understand the options:
-IUIs
-IVF
-traditional adoption
-embryo adoption
-donor eggs
-gestational surrogacy
-the virtues of living child-free
Swire-Falker will tell readers straight-as only a best girlfriend will. This is the only guide anyone will need for navigating such a difficult course.
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 WHERE was this book 3 years ago?!!!!!! April 21, 2004
A Reader (Portland, Oregon)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
INFERTILITY SUCKS is right! My dh & I wasted so much time and money trying to have our first child. My gyno said she was an inferitlity specialist - HA! Misinformation at every turn. Run around from insurance company, which we had to argue with to even get meds covered. Marriage nearly went in the tank before we took a break, got some counseling and then did some research - we would've saved tons of $$ and 2+ years if we had this book! I found the section for men particularly well written. A friend told me to get this book since we are trying for #2. A big THANK YOU TO the Author! READ THIS BOOK FIRST IF NEED HELP TO GET PREGNANT!
Thank You Ms. Swire-Falker! April 22, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
For writing a book that is easy to read yet so full of information. In the two years of dealing with infertility, I have never read a book that was written as if the author was a good friend and talking to me. But, yet, Swire-Falker accomplishes that with this book. There is so much information in this book and presented in a comfortable and easily digested manner. Swire-Falker covers so much in this book: Finding a good RE or Fertility Clinic, Testing, Diagnosis, Treatment Options, Affording Infertility, Understanding Your Cycle, Beginning IF Treatments and more. This book has it all! Ms. Swire-Falker, THANK YOU for writing this book!
GREAT BOOK! April 6, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
As someone who has walked the road of infertility, I can say that this book ranks number one in my opinion. Infertility is a hard path and this book validates the fear, uncertainty, and sorrow of infertility. Most importantly though the book offers a great resource for the different options and struggles that may meet the infertility patient on the road to parenthood. Ms. Swire-Falker tells it like no one before her. She is there with you each step of the way and offers advice and guidance and most importantly understanding. Only a great author can make the infertility patient smile and laugh at some of the worst that infertility has to offer. Hats off to Ms. Swire-Falker for offering such a book to the legions of infertility patients nationwide.
The Best Infertility Book Out There!! July 20, 2004
Monique Pierce (Dallas, TX)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have read several infertility books, and by far this one has been the best. I purchased the book a few months ago and absolutely love it. In fact, it was through her book, that I somewhat outed myself (after 8 years) to everyone that I was infertile. Putting the book on the homepage of my website somehow made it very clear to everyone what I was going through. After reading her story (which she openly shares in the first chapter of the book) I realized there WERE other options for me out there.
My husband and I are currently going through the adoption process, and I honestly believe that we would not have taken the step toward it had it not been for this book.
A must have for anyone going thru the infertility process. July 27, 2004
Donna Cushlanis (Cape Cod, MA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is real. Blunt. To the point. It is all the information that you need and given to you in real world terms. The author doesn't hold anything back and that is what a person on the infertility rollercoaster needs. If you buy this book, you won't need to buy any others on this subject. My only disappointment is that this book wasn't available years ago when I started my infertility ride.
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