Infertility: How Couples Cope - Softcover

Salzer offers infertile couples compas sionate advice on coping with the the stress and strain of doctor's appoint ments, medical tests, temperature charts, and sex on schedule. Her em phasis is not on medical solutions but on helping couples recognize the enor mous emotional and physical burden infertility places on both sexes and how this affects their social, profes sional, and personal relationships. She describes ways of coping with these burdens, and sensitively and thor oughly explores the fears and anxi eties associated with artificial insemi nation by donor, in vitro fertilization, surrogate parenting, and adoption. Whatever stage the reader is injust recognizing infertility, in treatment, learning to accept the diagnosis, de ciding to adopt a child or to live child- freethere is help, comfort, and counsel. Jodith Janes, Univ. Hospi tals of Cleveland Lib., Ohio
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