The Injustice Of Infertility

Author : Jennifer Robertson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780228836216
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Injustice of Infertility written by Jennifer Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the REAL story of infertility. The truth. Those thoughts and feelings you push down for fear of being judged by everyone else, including yourself - I'm going to speak them out loud. Let me share with you EVERYTHING, including the lessons I learned along the way. A seven-year marathon of epic proportions, our fertility journey was one "ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME?!" moment after another. There were times I screamed at the universe - WHY ME?!! What did I do to deserve this? This story will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. You will cry, you will laugh. You will nod your head in vehement agreement. Your heart will break, and your faith in humanity will be restored. You will be inspired and gain back a little hope. You are not crazy, you are not a bad person, nor are you alone. So strap yourself in, let's ride this rollercoaster together.

Author : Jennifer Robertson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780228836209
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Injustice of Infertility written by Jennifer Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the REAL story of infertility. The truth. Those thoughts and feelings you push down for fear of being judged by everyone else, including yourself - I'm going to speak them out loud. Let me share with you EVERYTHING, including the lessons I learned along the way. A seven-year marathon of epic proportions, our fertility journey was one "ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME?!" moment after another. There were times I screamed at the universe - WHY ME?!! What did I do to deserve this? This story will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. You will cry, you will laugh. You will nod your head in vehement agreement. Your heart will break, and your faith in humanity will be restored. You will be inspired and gain back a little hope. You are not crazy, you are not a bad person, nor are you alone. So strap yourself in, let's ride this rollercoaster together.

Author : Alexandra Kornswiet
Publisher : Every Body Matters
ISBN 13 : 9780578790466
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Help Friends and Family Through Infertility written by Alexandra Kornswiet and published by Every Body Matters. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to help those who want to support their friends and family going through infertility, but don't know how. This book will help people understand what to say, what to do, and more details about infertility overall, so they feel better equipped to offer support. Do you have a friend or family member who is suffering from infertility, but you do not know what to say? Do you feel like you want to support them, but you do not know how? Do you want to know more about what they are going through, but feel you should not ask? That is where this book comes in! Inside, you will find suggestions about what to do and what to say, as well as common phrases to avoid. You will also find a section all about the details of what infertility is, so you can do your own research, get answers, and figure out how to offer support - all without having to question the person going through it! By just opening this book, you are already getting a great head start to supporting your friend, family member, or loved one!

Author : Candida R. Moss
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691164835
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reconceiving Infertility written by Candida R. Moss and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A more complete picture of how procreation and childlessness are depicted in the Bible In the Book of Genesis, the first words God speaks to humanity are "Be fruitful and multiply." From ancient times to today, these words have been understood as a divine command to procreate. Fertility is viewed as a sign of blessedness and moral uprightness, while infertility is associated with sin and moral failing. Reconceiving Infertility explores traditional interpretations such as these, providing a more complete picture of how procreation and childlessness are depicted in the Bible. Closely examining texts and themes from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, Candida Moss and Joel Baden offer vital new perspectives on infertility and the social experiences of the infertile in the biblical tradition. They begin with perhaps the most famous stories of infertility in the Bible—those of the matriarchs Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel—and show how the divine injunction in Genesis is both a blessing and a curse. Moss and Baden go on to discuss the metaphorical treatments of Israel as a "barren mother," the conception of Jesus, Paul's writings on family and reproduction, and more. They reveal how biblical views on procreation and infertility, and the ancient contexts from which they emerged, were more diverse than we think. Reconceiving Infertility demonstrates that the Bible speaks in many voices about infertility, and lays a biblical foundation for a more supportive religious environment for those suffering from infertility today.

Author : Alan Wolfelt
Publisher : Companion Press
ISBN 13 : 1617222925
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grief of Infertility written by Alan Wolfelt and published by Companion Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you want to have a baby but are struggling with fertility challenges, it's normal to experience a range and mixture of ever-changing feelings. These feelings are a natural and necessary form of grief. Whether you continue to hope to give birth or you've stopped pursuing pregnancy, this compassionate guide will help you affirm and express your feelings about infertility. Tips for both women and men are included.

Author : Aprill Fasino Lane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781628680119
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Infertility Inferschmility written by Aprill Fasino Lane and published by . This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm not diseased, therefore I'm not contagious. I'm not a mother, but that doesn't mean I don't know how to mother. I'm not jealous, so don't act like you have something worth being jealous over. I'm not broken, so please don't try to fix me. I'm just a girl who loves a boy. I'm just a girl who is excited to start a family. I'm just a girl who has a few things to say. I'm just a girl... who is dealing with infertility. We're on our 3rd round of IVF. We have been waiting since our miscarriage in February to get started. Currently, I am on birth control to get my body ready to produce lots and lots of eggs. I have no problems producing eggs. As my AMAZING Doctor once said "She puts my other patients to shame." Maybe when people make condescending comments I should fire back "Please, you can only produce one egg a month. I can produce 20. Top that." On June 9th, I will start Lupron injections. Lupron basically induces menopause. The goal is to stimulate my ovaries to produce a lot of eggs. What we don't want is for my body to naturally ovulate and release the eggs on its own. That's where Lupron comes in. It prevents my body from releasing the eggs. On June 25th (yes, my birthday and the one year anniversary of Michael Jackson's death) I will start Gonal-f injections. Gonal-f will be my friend for about 12 days. After that, it's egg retrieval and embryo transfer time. I'll explain all of this in detail as time goes on. Misconception #1: Infertile means Sterile. (This book takes you along with Aprill while she and her husband battle infertility. The facts, the joys, the disappointments, the treatments, the emotions, and the outcomes. You will cry. You will laugh. You will cheer. You may find answers. You will be amazed at the amount of information that is contained in this book.) It is time to clear the air!

Author : Sandra Bärnreuther
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501758217
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Substantial Relations written by Sandra Bärnreuther and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Substantial Relations examines global reproductive medicine in India, focusing on in vitro fertilization. Since the 1970s, India has played a central but shifting role in shaping global reproductive medicine—from a provider of raw material, to a producer of knowledge and technology, to a creator of a thriving medical market that attracts patients from all over the world. Relying on archival material and oral history, Substantial Relations traces the path of this transnational historical trajectory. This book also examines the contemporary making of IVF in Delhi. Drawing on ethnographic research in homes, hospitals, and laboratories, Sandra Bärnreuther provides deep insights into the intricacies of clinical life and everyday experience by depicting IVF users' quest for offspring and their fears of establishing unwanted ties, as well as the minute engagements of clinicians and laboratory staff with reproductive substances. Thinking through substances—metaphorically and materially—Sandra Bärnreuther provides a novel and rich analysis of the various relations that the burgeoning IVF sector in India has relied on and generated. Substantial Relations contributes to a broader understanding of reproductive medicine as a global phenomenon constantly in the making, situating India in the midst of, rather than peripheral to, this process.

Author : Lucy van de Wiel
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479803626
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freezing Fertility written by Lucy van de Wiel and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcomed as liberation and dismissed as exploitation, egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation) has rapidly become one of the most widely-discussed and influential new reproductive technologies of this century. In Freezing Fertility, Lucy van de Wiel takes us inside the world of fertility preservation—with its egg freezing parties, contested age limits, proactive anticipations and equity investments—and shows how the popularization of egg freezing has profound consequences for the way in which female fertility and reproductive aging are understood, commercialized and politicized. Beyond an individual reproductive choice for people who may want to have children later in life, Freezing Fertility explores how the rise of egg freezing also reveals broader cultural, political and economic negotiations about reproductive politics, gender inequities, age normativities and the financialization of healthcare. Van de Wiel investigates these issues by analyzing a wide range of sources—varying from sparkly online platforms to heart-breaking court cases and intimate autobiographical accounts—that are emblematic of each stage of the egg freezing procedure. By following the egg’s journey, Freezing Fertility examines how contemporary egg freezing practices both reflect broader social, regulatory and economic power asymmetries and repoliticize fertility and aging in ways that affect the public at large. In doing so, the book explores how the possibility of egg freezing shifts our relation to the beginning and end of life.

Author : Marcia Claire Inhorn
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520231085
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Infertility Around the Globe written by Marcia Claire Inhorn and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-05-30 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays examine the global impact of infertility as a major reproductive health issue, one that has profoundly affected the lives of countless women and men. The contributors address a range of topics including how the deeply gendered nature of infertility sets the blame on women's shoulders.

Author : Tanya Selvaratnam
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616148462
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Lie written by Tanya Selvaratnam and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A candid assessment of the pros and cons of delayed motherhood. Biology does not bend to feminist ideals and science does not work miracles. That is the message of this eye-opening discussion of the consequences of delayed motherhood. Part personal account, part manifesto, Selvaratnam recounts her emotional journey through multiple miscarriages after the age of 37. Her doctor told her she still "had time," but Selvaratnam found little reliable and often conflicting information about a mature woman's biological ability (or inability) to conceive. Beyond her personal story, the author speaks to women in similar situations around the country, as well as fertility doctors, adoption counselors, reproductive health professionals, celebrities, feminists, journalists, and sociologists. Through in-depth reporting and her own experience, Selvaratnam urges more widespread education and open discussion about delayed motherhood in the hope that long-lasting solutions can take effect. The result is a book full of valuable information that will enable women to make smarter choices about their reproductive futures and to strike a more realistic balance between science, society and personal goals.