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Tables of Contents for The Couple's Guide to Fertility
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface to First Edition
xiii
Preface to Revised Edition
xvii
Preface to Third Edition
xix
Part One WHAT'S GOING ON
1
52
The Orchestration of Conception
3
13
The Medical Facts What Stands in Our Way of Making a Family
16
17
The Social Facts Why Is This Generation Different from All Other Generations?
33
20
Part Two WHAT YOU CAN DO
53
184
Getting Started with a Fertility Specialist
55
26
The Fertility Evaluation Initial Tests
81
25
The Evaluation Continues Additional Tests
106
17
Hormone Treatments
123
32
Other Medical and Surgical Treatments
155
35
More Advanced Treatments
190
17
IVF and Its ``Cousins''
207
30
Part Three ALTERNATIVES
237
50
Donating Sperm, Eggs, Embryos
239
20
Coping with Infertility, and Alternatives to Further Treatment
259
28
Part Four PREGNANCY SUCCESS
287
28
Pregnancy After Fertility Treatments
289
17
Secondary Infertility
306
9
Part Five TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY FERTILITY
315
34
Alternative Therapies
317
14
The Brave New World of Fertility
331
18
Directory of U.S. and Canadian Fertility Specialists
349
77
Canadian in Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Centers
426
3
Resources
429
3
Internet Resources
432
5
Glossary
437
8
Index
445
24
About the Authors
469