THE ACHE FOR A CHILD, Debra Bridwell, 1994. The author tells from her heart her story and the story of many others in their journey through infertility and pregnancy loss. Since a large part of her infertility experience was her struggle to relate her infertility to her faith, she also shares some of the spiritual issues and ethical choices involved in infertility treatment from a compassionate Christian perspective. The book also includes well-researched chapters on medical treatment options. Other chapters include dealing with emotions, the marriage relationship, sharing a peer-support group, adoption, pregnancy and parenting after infertility, secondary infertility, and remaining a family of two.
BEYOND INFERTILITY - THE NEW PATHS TO PARENTHOOD, Susan L. Cooper and Ellen S. Glazer, 1994. The impact of infertility on couples' lives can be profound. It can affect their self-esteem, their feelings toward each other, their work, and their relations with family and friends. The authors examine all of these issues and discuss alternatives to pregnancy, the various and ever-changing options for treatment, and the effects of age and cancer on infertility. Each chapter concludes with personal accounts drawn from the authors' infertility counseling practices, which proved important complements to the discussions of up-to-the-minute medical advances.
DONOR OVUM: QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER AND BIBLIOGRAPHY, David Pettee, Mindy Scharlin, Lisa and Roger Howland. Couples who are facing the decision of whether or not to try in vitro fertilization with donor eggs will find there is little written about the subject. This booklet contains a list of suggested questions couples may wish to consider as well as bibliography of related readings
HAVING YOUR BABY BY DONOR INSEMINATION: A Complete Resource Guide,by Elizabeth Noble, 1987. Noble has written an analysis of the practical, legal and ethical problems infertile couples face in becoming parents through third-party conception. She includes technical advances and her own family's experience with donor insemination.
THE INFERTILITY BOOK, Carla Harkness, 1992. This clear and complete source of information on medical and emotional aspects of infertility helps you make informed decisions based on accurate information. It was created with the help of more than 70 medical specialists, psychologists, infertility patients, adoptive parents, surrogate mothers and recent parents. Very importantly, it provides insight into the emotional highs and lows of infertility and it will help you understand and resolve your own infertility.
THE LONG AWAITED STORK, A GUIDE TO PARENTING AFTER INFERTILITY, Ellen S. Glazer, 1990. Even after they become parents, many people still feel the impact of being infertile. Their often idealized expectations of parenthood are seldom met. The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with the effect of parents' infertility as their children grow. The second covers alternative methods to becoming a parent, including three chapters on adoption.
SURVIVING PREGNANCY LOSS, Rochelle Friedman, M.D., and Bonnie Gradstein, M.P.H., 1992. Pregnancy loss through miscarriage, stillbirth, and ectopic pregnancy is described masterfully through personal experience.
UNDERSTANDING - A GUIDE TO IMPAIRED FERTILITY FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, Patricia Irwin Johnston, 1987. This book is written for family and friends of the experiencing infertility. Helps to explain the emotional, physical, and financial strain often encountered.