books about: reproductive     books:       Medications and Mother's Milk19 reviews Thomas Hale Pharmasoft Medical Pub, 1998 fantastic resource As a pharmacist, this is absolutely the first book I turn to for any question about medication and breastfeeding. It's very readable, and has both the quick, "bottom-line" recommendation and an explanation of the quality and quantity of research that led to that conclusion. I recommend it to anyone in the medical field who might encounter a breastfeeding patient as well as any woman who is ...             Expecting Miracles: On the Path of Hope from Infertility to Parenthood15 reviews Christo Zouves Henry Holt & Co, 1999 Fascinating to read, great case studies I really enjoyed this book and found it so inspirational. I loved the format---basically all stories (I called them case studies in the title, but that's really too dry a term---they are warm and complete stories) of people going through treatment for infertility, and the outcome of these treatments. I think almost every possible kind of case is covered! The book is very honest about how ...             This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor18 reviews Susan Wicklund, Sue Wicklund, ... PublicAffairs, 2007 Well-written, poignant memoir This book is simply excellent. No matter your feelings on the subject matter, the memoir is well-written, with a compelling story. Dr. Wicklund makes an excellent heroine for the 21st century--we see her plodding on with resolve, even in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. But we also see moments of doubt, of reflection, that let us know that she is human. This is a very good book. Dr. ...             Some Dreams Come True: A Journey Through Infertility12 reviews Robin Lee PublishAmerica, 2004 A true representation! This journal is very open and honest. I couldn't stop reading once I started it! The author does a wonderful job of capturing the rollercoaster ups and downs of trying to conceive a child. There are a lot of emotions, both good and bad, that go along with this process and they are all shared within this journal. Financial and social struggles are also seen along the way. This journal is a ...             Managing Contraceptive Pill Patients8 reviews Richard P. Dickey EMIS, 1987 Managing Contraceptive Pill Patients - 11th ed. (2002) An excellent reference guide and teaching text for every clinician who has a personal relationship with patients of reproductive age. The book fits in a lab coat pocket and has a unique design, which enables the user to find critical information quickly and easily. It is strongly recommended to physicians, residents, nurse practitioners and all other medical professionals in an OB/GYN clinic or ...             Is Your Body Baby-Friendly?: Unexplained Infertility, Miscarriage & IVF Failure - Explained and Treated12 reviews Alan E. Beer, Julia Kantecki, ... AJR Publishing, 2006 A baby is almost guaranteed if you read this book If your best friend was a book it would be this one. Dr Beer describes in easy to understand words how the immune system can go into overkill in some women. The result is miscarriage, IVF failure and infertility. But these outcomes can be prevented with the right tests and treatments. I read this book and found it technical when necessary but with lots of human interest stories and studies to ...             Choosing Assisted Reproduction: Social, Emotional & Ethical Considerations10 reviews Susan Cooper, Ellen Sarasohn Glazer Perspectives Press (IN), 1998 Don't start infertility treatment until you read this! I can't believe that anyone let me start the process of infertility treatment (beyond the clomid stage) without telling me to read this. I found it on my own when having to decide whether my only chance to have a child, egg donation, was right for my husband and myself. I only WISH someone had told me about it sooner. It would have helped me think about all of "this" in a not so crazy ...             Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, ...1043 reviews Toni Weschler Collins Living, 2006 A must read! Every woman should read this book! I am 33 years old and it took me until reading this book to understand what my body is going through each month. Thank you for explaining it in simple terms that we can understand. I can't believe they didn't tell us this in health class!             Creating Life Against the Odds: The Journey from Infertility to Parenthood10 reviews FACOG Ilona Laszlo Higgins MD Xlibris Corporation, 2006 highly recommended! this book is enormously helpful to anyone who is considering her fertility options. dr higgins gives a thoughful, truthful review of all the things that we need to consider before going ahead w/making a decision. also, as a mother through egg donation herself, as well as an OB, she has a perspective which i have not found anywhere else. this book is truly like no other. highly recommended!             Skin Flutes and Velvet Gloves: A Collection of Facts and Fancies, Legends and Oddities About the Body's ...12 reviews Terri Hamilton St. Martin's Press, 2002 Fun, Fresh, Fascinating! I first learned about Skin Flutes & Velvet Gloves from my girlfriend...literally! We were at a dinner party and someone mentioned some obscure acronym for male genitalia and the next thing I knew, my sweetie launched into a litany of one liners about "spare legs, squirmin' Hermans, big Macs, baloney ponys, trouser trouts, skin flutes..." and so on. We were hysterical if not a bit 'shocked' ...             Fertility and Conception: A Complete Guide to Getting Pregnant8 reviews Zita West DK ADULT, 2003 Easy to read and understand. This book is very colorful and full of little facts. It highlights the important information and provides a little extra for those bookworms. I found the information to be interesting and well presented. The pictures and graphs helped with my understanding and are great if you need to refer back.             Women's Health: A Primary Care Clinical Guide6 reviews Ellis Youngkin Prentice Hall Health, 1998 great book This is a great clinical reference! I highly recommend it to all health care providers!             Conceptions & Misconceptions: A Guide Through the Maze of in Vitro Fertilization & Other Assisted ...5 reviews Arthur Wisot, David R. Meldrum Hartley & Marks Publishers, 1997 Great Book If you buy one book on IVF, buy this one. After studying the web for months and undergoing treatment for a year at a fertility treatment center, we bought this book. We thought we had seen everything. This was the first publication I had seen that suggested that assisted hatching + ICSI could give older couples the same chance of conceiving as younger couples with no assistance. Also, the ...             Key to Whitehead's "Process and Reality"6 reviews Macmillan USA, 1966 An excellent primer Alfred North Whitehead, in his magnum opus 'Process and Reality', set forth a philosophical framework that has inspired the subsequent generation of theologians to look towards a new system of metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, and theological reality. One of the problems with 'Process and Reality', however, is that it is not a very accessible text to most people, even to most theologians. ...             CURRENT Obstetric & Gynecologic Diagnosis & Treatment (Current Obstetric and Gynecologic Diagnosis and ...5 reviews Alan H. DeCherney, Lauren Nathan, ... McGraw-Hill Medical, 2006 Best choice for medical students Best choice for medical students who desire an introduction to Obstetrics an Gynecology. Includes guidelines for treatment. The first book at this speciallity for newcomers.             Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story.5 reviews Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, ... Dutton Adult, 1996 eye opening reality A great, easy to read arguement that we are creating our own demise to profit in the short term. Theo has had a daunting task and put together the pieces of scientific evidence into a timely work of art that questions the side effects of our daily practices. I'd love a sequeal for personal and corporate change that would, of course, only slow the possible outcomes of our daily lives and of ...             Hormone Deception5 reviews Lindsey Berkson, D. Lindsey Berkson Contemporary Books, 2000 Empower yourself: learn about our surroundings! This was a hard book to put down. Scientifically oriented, yet written in simple language for all of us "non-scientists" to understand, it's reader friendly. This book applies to our everyday life. We already know many things cause cancer and other diseases, but to finally have a book that tells us what THOSE things are, empowers us to make a change. We've heard our water might be contaminated, ...             Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility7 reviews Janet Jaffe, David Diamond, ... St. Martin's Griffin, 2005 Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility I can't say enough good things about this book. For several years,I have had problems mourning and moving past my infertility. This book helped me finally move on from the hurt and disappointment because it helped me realize that lots of other people feel the same pain and anger when they struggle with infertility. It made me realize that I am NORMAL and infertility is a devastating thing that ...             Birth as an American Rite of Passage4 reviews Robbie E. Davis-Floyd University of California Press, 1993 Exposes Obstetric care as a disempowering ritual The majority of obstetric procedures, from putting on a hospital gown to the birthing position itself, are unnecessary and sometimes dangerous rituals that are perpetuated by an authoritarian system in its desire to maintain control over a virtually uncontrollable process. Robbie Davis-Floyd has studied these rituals of birth; why taking the ride to L&D in the wheelchair sets up an invalid ...             Riding the Infertility Roller Coaster: A Guide to Educate And Inspire7 reviews Iris Waichler Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, 2006 A complete guide to overcoming the inevitable hardships that dealing with infertility In Riding The Infertility Roller Coaster: A Guide To Educate And Inspire, Iris Waichler draws upon her years of experience as a medical social worker to address the difficult emotional and physical health issues surrounding issue of infertility. Deftly providing readers through a sensitive understanding of the variety of infertility causes affecting men and women, Riding The Infertility Roller ...              search for books achievement, anniversary, baby-friendly, collection, conception, conceptions, considerations, contraceptive, definitive, detective, diagnosis, explained, fertility, fertilization, gynecologic, infertility, intelligence, lullabies, medications, miscarriage, misconceptions, parenthood, reproduction, reproductive, scientific, techniques, threatening, understanding, unexplained, whitehead books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Pride and Prejudice (Vintage Classics) Impressum - about us get your own free shout box