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This book explores the arguments, appeals, and narratives that have defined the meaning of infertility in the modern history of the United States and Europe. Throughout the last century, the inability of women to conceive children has been explained by discrepant views: that women are individually culpable for their own reproductive health problems, or that they require the intervention of medical experts to correct abnormalities. Using doctor-patient correspondence, oral histories, and contemporaneous popular and scientific news coverage, Robin Jensen parses the often thin rhetorical divide between moralization and medicalization, revealing how dominating explanations for infertility have emerged from seemingly competing narratives. Her longitudinal account illustrates the ways in which old arguments and appeals do not disappear in the light of new information, but instead reemerge at subsequent, often seemingly disconnected moments to combine and contend with new assertions. Tracing the transformation of language surrounding infertility from “barrenness” to “(in)fertility,” this rhetorical analysis both explicates how language was and is used to establish the concept of infertility and shows the implications these rhetorical constructions continue to have for individuals and the societies in which they live.
Award-winning journalist Liza Mundy captures the human narratives, as well as the science, behind the controversial, multibillion-dollar fertility industry, and examines how this huge social experiment is transforming our most basic relationships and even our destiny as a species.Skyrocketing infertility rates and dizzying technological advances are revolutionizing American families and changing the way we think about parenthood, childbirth, and life itself. Using in-depth reporting and riveting anecdotal material from doctors, families, surrogates, sperm and egg donors, infertile men and women, single and gay and lesbian parents, and children conceived through technology, Mundy explores the impact of assisted reproduction on individuals as well as the ethical issues raised and the potentially vast social consequences. The unforgettable personal stories in Everything Conceivable run the gamut from joyous to tragic; all of them raise questions we dare not ignore.
A practical and evidence-backed approach for improving egg quality and fertility-- fully revised and updated in 2019. The latest scientific research reveals that egg quality has a powerful impact on how long it takes to get pregnant and the risk of miscarriage. Poor egg quality is in fact the single most important cause of age-related infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and failed IVF cycles. Based on a vast array of scientific research, It Starts with the Egg provides a comprehensive program for improving egg quality in three months, with specific advice tailored to a variety of fertility challenges-- including endometriosis, unexplained infertility, diminished ovarian reserve, PCOS, and recurrent miscarriage. With concrete strategies such as minimizing exposure to common environmental toxins, choosing the right vitamins and supplements to safeguard developing eggs, and harnessing nutritional advice shown to boost IVF success rates, this book offers practical solutions that will help you get pregnant faster and deliver a healthy baby.
The first comprehensive book that offers invaluable step-by-step advice for families with donor-conceived children. Wendy Kramer, founder and director of the Donor Sibling Registry, and Naomi Cahn, family and reproductive law professor, have compiled a comprehensive and thorough guide for the growing community of families with donor-conceived children. Kramer and Cahn believe that all donor-conceived children’s desire to know their genetic family must be honored, and in Finding Our Families, they offer advice on how to foster healthy relationships within immediate families and their larger donor family networks based on openness and acceptance. With honesty and compassion, the authors offer thoughtful strategies and inspirational stories to help parents answer their own, and their children’s, questions and concerns that will surely arise, including: How to support your children’s curiosity and desire to know about their ancestry and genetic and medical background. How to help children integrate their birth story into a healthy self-image. How to help your children search for their donor or half siblings if and when they express interest in doing so. Finding Our Families opens up the lives of donor-conceived people who may be coping with uncertainty, thriving despite it, and finding novel ways to connect in this uncharted territory as they navigate the challenges and rewards of the world of donor conception.
By all indicators, the reproductive health of Americans has been deteriorating since 1980. Our nation is troubled by rates of teen pregnancies and newborn deaths that are worse than almost all others in the Western world. Science and Babies is a straightforward presentation of the major reproductive issues we face that suggests answers for the public. The book discusses how the clash of opinions on sex and family planning prevents us from making a national commitment to reproductive health; why people in the United States have fewer contraceptive choices than those in many other countries; what we need to do to improve social and medical services for teens and people living in poverty; how couples should "shop" for a fertility service and make consumer-wise decisions; and what we can expect in the futureâ€"featuring interesting accounts of potential scientific advances.
Are you -- or is someone you love -- feeling derailed by the unfair twists and turns of infertility? Do the words -just relax- drive you crazy? Are you afraid you may never be able to have a baby? We get it. You're not alone. In Detours you'll meet a group of friends who have experienced practically every infertility setback and reproductive technology available. The authors share their incredible journeys and lessons learned -- in real stories. A -support group in a book, - these pages are packed with the help you need to navigate the infertility maze, cope with the stress of treatment, balance infertility and career, get (or give) the right kind of support, view challenges through a different lens, and find your resolution as you regain happiness. This unprecedented collection of inspirational journeys offers hope against all odds. The eleven authors, of both sexes, diverse backgrounds and different religions, met through the RESOLVE National Infertility Association of Greater San Diego. Their shared struggle bonded them together, and they become lifelines for each other as they faced roadblocks and setbacks on their infertility journeys. Hear the fears and jubilation as they begin and end a journey none imagined, littered with disappointments but resolving with joy. Celebrate with them as they rejoice solutions and share what they wish they had known when they were going through infertility treatment.
How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is “really” like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the reader on a grand tour of more than a hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of science. Examples and asides engage the beginning student, a glossary of terms explains key concepts, and suggestions for further reading are included at the end of each chapter. Like no other text in this field, Theory and Reality combines a survey of recent history of the philosophy of science with current key debates that any beginning scholar or critical reader can follow. The second edition is thoroughly updated and expanded by the author with a new chapter on truth, simplicity, and models in science.
Speculative modernists--that is, British and American writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror during the late 19th and early 20th centuries--successfully grappled with the same forces that would drive their better-known literary counterparts to existential despair. Building on the ideas of the 19th-century Gothic and utopian movements, these speculative writers anticipated literary Modernism and blazed alternative literary trails in science, religion, ecology and sociology. Such authors as H.G. Wells and H.P. Lovecraft gained widespread recognition--budding from them, other speculative authors published fascinating tales of individuals trapped in dystopias, of anti-society attitudes, post-apocalyptic worlds and the rapidly expanding knowledge of the limitless universe. This book documents the Gothic and utopian roots of speculative fiction and explores how these authors played a crucial role in shaping the culture of the new century with their darker, more evolved themes.
#1 Amazon Best Selling Book in Canada, A practical guide of how to discover the causes and remedies for unexplained infertility and connect the mind and body for a healthy pregnancy, explained by conventional medical doctors and complementary medicine practitioners. As a #1 bestseller author, Certified PTSD, CBT and Fertility coach, Pantea Kalhor explains how she could conceive naturally over forty of age after over 2 years struggling with fertility issues, unsuccessful fertility treatments and been diagnosed with unexplained infertility. She started her research to find the root cause of her issue by learning about complementary medicine and creating a harmonic connection between mind and body. This book is Pantea Kalhor's mind and body fertility blueprint accompanied by her show and podcast interviews with following experts: Ryan Longenecker, Dr Dawn Garrison, Tso-Lin Moy, Dr. Janelle Louis, Dr Carol Lourie, Dr Manon Boliger, Dr Adrienne Lara, Dr Deborah Mathew, Dr Jessica Borushok, Dr Alison Mitzner, Dr Cleopathra Kamperveen, Dr Krista Burns, Katinka Bencs, Ellyn Kathrine Shamalov, Robin Stoltman, Lisa White, Elizabeth King, Monika Friedman, Amber Ybarra, Amanda Testa, Michelle Riddle, and Fabiana Baccini In this informative and action-oriented book, the reader will be given a guide of: How to remove mental blockers and break the vicious cycle of miscarriages How to apply holistic medicine and optimal nutrition to get ready for a healthy pregnancy How PTSD (Post traumatic Stress Disorder) can affect fertility and how to recover from it How to balance the hormonal level to optimize the pregnancy health How to strengthen the immune system to create a healthy environment for welcoming the baby