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Getting Pregnant Revised and Upd Edition
Contributor(s): Lauersen, Niels H. (Author), Bouchez, Colette (Author)
ISBN: 0684864045     ISBN-13: 9780684864044
Publisher: Atria Books
OUR PRICE:   $30.59  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2000
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Annotation: Updated with 30 percent new material, this classic guide to fertility features new information on a range of treatments and reveals vital facts about techniques that aid conception. 25 line drawings.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Pregnancy & Childbirth
- Health & Fitness | Fertility & Infertility
- Health & Fitness | Women's Health - General
Dewey: 612.6
LCCN: 99059045
Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.05" W x 9.14" (1.80 lbs) 592 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
 
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Publisher Description:
Whether you are young and fertile, over forty and having trouble conceiving, or anywhere in between, here is the best resource to help you get pregnant.

The only must-have fertility book, Getting Pregnant, completely revised and updated, not only addresses the needs of those who cannot conceive but serves as the ultimate guide for anyone planning to have a baby, now or in the future. Addressing the newest, state-of-the-art medical treatments for infertility, Getting Pregnant gives you all the latest news on:

-eight brand-new fertility drugs
-donor eggs and donor sperm
-a new 15-minute in-office surgery that can double conception odds
-breakthrough technologies for preventing chronic miscarriage
-how both sex and lifestyle factors affect fertility, including the Nine to Five guide for protecting your reproductive health on the job

Getting Pregnant also provides a wealth of practical information about the exercises, foods, and supplements that encourage a faster, healthier conception, as well as brand-new, all-natural techniques that influence the gender of your child. You'll also find a helpful six-month personal pregnancy planner that addresses all of your pre-conception health and medical needs.

Don't miss the new chapters that focus on protecting, increasing, and extending fertility, while new frontiers in both the treatment of male fertility and the science of motherhood are explored.


Contributor Bio(s): Lauersen, Niels H.: - Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and educated throughout the capitols of Europe as an obstetrician/gynecologist and fertility expert, Dr. Niels Lauersen has dedicated more than four decades to treating and educating women about their health, in both US and abroad. He is the author of over 100 medical papers published in journals worldwide and he is the founder of The New York Medical Society for Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Lauersen is the author of eight books on women's health including his groundbreaking gynecology guide It's Your Body and his international bestselling guide to fertility Getting Pregnant: What You Need to Know. Dr. Lauersen is also the medical director of GettingPregnantNow.org, the premier online site for pregnancy and fertility information.