Infertility and fertilization Books

Book SynopsisThis practical book provides need-to-know information vital for acupuncturists to treat patients with fertility problems.Nick Dalton-Brewer details the causes of fertility issues, including the impact of lifestyle and diet, and explains the scientific basis for the different methods of treatment. Integrating Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART) with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies and acupuncture, he presents his own cutting-edge research on the successful use of these therapies to improve fertility and pregnancy rates and describes a method for integrated diagnosis and treatment.This book will give TCM practitioners direct access to the vital specialist knowledge and technical information needed to treat the increasing numbers of patients with fertility problems effectively. It will also be of interest to doctors of Western medicine concerned about the efficacy of recommending acupuncture treatments as adjuncts to ART.Trade ReviewIVF is a bewildering, complex process. It places extreme intellectual and emotional demands on its patients. This clearly written and comprehensive book demystifies the process without losing necessary detail. Its explanations of natural treatment, scientific research and theory, and guidance for self-help are essential for couples going through IVF and wanting to enhance their chances of a successful outcome. -- George Cooper, IVF acupuncturist and author of 'Be Your Own Nutritionist'After treatment from Nick Dalton-Brewer with herbs and acupuncture, I had a joyous success on my second cycle of IVF. I now have a bouncing, beautiful daughter. Nick's expertise and sensitivity as a practitioner helped the whole stressful process of IVF, and he took into account both the emotional and physical aspects of my subfertility. This book condenses Nick's many years' experience of TCM into a very readable format which will inform clinicians as well as those seeking help having a baby. -- Suzy Robinson, happy mother, LondonAcupuncture support during IVF treatment is rapidly becoming accepted practice. Several good quality research studies have demonstrated the benefit with increased implantation rates. Nick Dalton-Brewer has for the first time brought together in one well-organised and well-referenced book the practice, the research and the physiological science behind this exciting natural enhancement to IVF. This book is a "must read" for all acupuncturists involved in IVF treatments and all conventional medicine IVF doctors alike. -- Dr Trevor Wing, clinician at The Women’s Natural Health Practice, researcher and lecturer in female healthNick Dalton-Brewer boldly seeks to reconcile recent developments in molecular medicine with traditional acupuncture theory. The integrated approach to IVF treatment described in this book is original and well thought out, a multidisciplinary approach which I believe should be encouraged. Students and practitioners of both disciplines will find this book a useful foundation for a rapidly evolving medical discipline. -- Dr David Gillott, Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at St George’s Medical School, LondonTable of Contents1. Acupuncture: an Introduction. 2. Natural Fertility. 3. Understanding IVF part 1. 4. Understanding IVF part 2. 5. Western Conventional Medicine: Causes, Diagnoses and Tests. 6. Lifestyle part 1: The stress epidemic and stress hormones. 7. Lifestyle part 2: excitement, excitement hormones and reactive species. 8. Take back control part 1. 9. Take back control part 2: Fertility antioxidants, endocrine disrupting compounds, epigenetics. 10. Evidence: placebo, evidence, narrative. 11. Acupuncture in ART. 12. A Return to Diet.

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Book SynopsisHaving Your Baby Through Egg Donation is a helpful, authoritative guide to negotiating the complex and emotive issues that arise for those considering whether or not to pursue egg donation. It presents information clearly and with compassion, exploring the practical, financial, logistical, social and ethical questions that commonly arise. This fully updated second edition also includes recent developments in the field, including travelling for egg donation and the emerging field of epigenetics.This book will be valued by all those considering or undergoing donor conception, as well as the range of professionals who support them, including infertility counsellors, psychologists, therapists and social workers.Trade ReviewIf you are considering the use of donor eggs to build your family, this is a must read. Experienced reproductive healthcare professionals Ellen Glazer and Evelina Sterling answer your questions about both the practical and emotional considerations in pursuing this form of assisted reproductive technology, and will guide you to explore other questions you may not have yet considered. Illuminating vignettes both inform prospective parents and reduce feelings of isolation in this pursuit and new information regarding worldwide egg donation expands prospective parents' potential options. Upon completing Having Your Baby Through Egg Donation, you will be in a far better position to decide if this family building option is right for you and, if so, to proceed as an empowered parent to your child. -- Dr. Joann Paley Galst, PhD, Chairperson of the American Fertility Association Mental Health Advisory Council, USAHaving Your Baby Through Egg Donation should be the bedside companion of women and men choosing to build or expand their families through egg donation. Glazer and Sterling explore the broad spectrum of issues to be considered before embarking upon egg donation. I am glad that they approach the topic from the perspective of the best interests of children, while being respectful and sensitive to the feelings of those who long to be parents. -- Wendy Kramer, Co-Founder and Director of the Donor Sibling RegistryI am delighted to endorse this new edition of Having Your Baby by Egg Donation, a book that DC Network always highly recommends to anyone contemplating building a family this way. There is now more material that is relevant for UK families but what is more important is that Ellen Glazer and Evelina Sterling's wise words and sensitive approach to all the social, emotional and practical issues remain intact. They do not shy away from the difficult questions and feelings but by the very acknowledgement of them allows the reader to face and work through the loss and grief of infertility towards making decisions that are right for her and her family. -- Olivia Montuschi, Founder of the Donor Conception Network, UKA practical and sensible guide to the choices available to hopeful parents considering egg donation. -- Sanford M. Benardo, Esq., Past-president of American College of Assisted Reproduction and Adoption Lawyers, Co-founder of Northeast Assisted Fertility GroupTable of Contents1. Some Introductions. 2. An Overview of Egg Donation. 3. Deciding Whether to Pursue Egg Donation. 4. Choosing Your Donor. 5. Mental Health Counseling and Legal Issues. 6. Attempting Pregnancy - A Collaborative Effort. 7. Pregnancy with Donated Eggs. 8. Parenthood after Egg Donation. 9. Ethics and Faith. 10. Globalization of Egg Donation. 11. Egg Donation, Ever Changing. Acknowledgments. Bibliography. Resources. Index.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWombs in Labor is an absorbing and meticulously researched work. Amrita Pande fruitfully scrutinises the minutiae of interactions among surrogates and the community of a clinic for their underlying meaning... recommended to anyone interested in the subject of surrogacy and will please all readers. LSE Review of Books Wombs in Labor is an important book that sheds light on the workings of transnational commercial surrogacy in India... This book is a valuable read for anyone interested in commercial surrogacy, global inequality and women's labor. -- Koh Sin Yee Asian Review of Books A theoretically sophisticated and nuanced ethnography of interest to scholars in South Asian studies, women's studies, reproductive health, and labor studies. Choice At times heart-wrenching, Pande's ethnographic research provides a detailed and empathetic look at the business of India's surrogacy industry... Journal of International Womens Studies an excellent contribution to undergraduate or graduate classes on globalization, reproduction, gender, or work. -- Anna Curtis Gender and Society a fascinating look at the world of the Indian surrogate and the choice she makes in an effort to better her and her family's economic status. -- Sarah Thomas Journal of International Women's Studies Wombs in Labor is foundational. -- Rajani Bhatia Womens Review of Books Wombs in Labor is a valuable and timely contribution to the steadily increasing scholarship on assisted reproductive technologies and is a fascinating addition to the anthropology of work. Anthropology of Work Review A must-read for students of labor, gender, and reproductive politics. -- Sumit Guha H-AsiaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction: Wombs in Labor 2. Pro-natal Technologies in an Anti-natal State 3. When the Fish Talk About the Water 4. Manufacturing the Perfect Mother-Worker 5. Everyday Divinities and God's Labor 6. Embodied Labor and Neo-eugenics 7. Disposable Workers and Dirty Labor 8. Disposable Mothers and Kin Labor 9. Conclusion: Aporia of Surrogacy Epilogue: Did the "Sperm on a Rickshaw" Save the Third World? Appendix A. Selected Clauses from the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Regulation) Draft Bill Appendix B. Consent Form to Be Signed by Surrogates Appendix C. Descriptive Tables Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisFrom its crude and uneasy beginnings thirty years ago, Chinese sperm banking has become a routine part of China's pervasive and restrictive reproductive complex. Today, there are sperm banks in each of China's twenty-two provinces, the biggest of which screen some three thousand to four thousand potential donors each year. Given the estimated one to two million azoospermic men--those who are unable to produce their own sperm--the demand remains insatiable. China's twenty-two sperm banks cannot keep up, spurring sperm bank directors to publicly lament chronic shortages and even warn of a national sperm crisis' (jingzi weiji). Good Quality explores the issues behind the crisis, including declining sperm quality in the country due to environmental pollution, as well as a chronic national shortage of donors. In doing so, Wahlberg outlines the specific style of Chinese sperm banking that has emerged, shaped by the particular cultural, juridical, economic and social configurations that make up China's restrictive reproductive complex. Good Quality shows how this high-throughput style shapes the ways in which men experience donation and how sperm is made available to couples who can afford it.Trade Review"...Ayo Wahlberg provides a rich and fine-grained ethnographic account of assisted reproduction in China, focusing on how state population politics and sociocultural configurations have shaped the practice of sperm banking. . . . Good Quality makes a significant contribution to anthropological studies of assisted reproduction, science and technology studies, and studies of China’s reproductive politics. While Wahlberg emphasizes that his focus is on the making of sperm banking, this important book should encourage further studies on various aspects of assisted reproduction in China, such as the experience of infertile couples and the complex decision making leading to the practice of assisted reproduction." * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *"Good Quality, a detailed study of state-controlled sperm banking in China, is a wonderful contribution to a literature that understands birth planning in China as encompassing a wide set of practices. . . . This volume should appeal to scholars of reproduction and those who study China’s modernizing processes. Its accessible writing will make it available to both graduate and undergraduate students." * Social Forces *"Good Quality offers fresh and engaging data, and a novel analytic approach and set of arguments about a rarely studied subject. The author’s ideas are delivered in clear, lively prose infused with a sly sense of humor and deep empathy for his subjects. Good Quality represents, in short, some of the best that anthropology can offer to the more mainstream fields of population study. It is highly recommended for research and graduate and undergraduate teaching alike.” * Population and Development Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi List of Abbreviations xv Introduction: Sperm Crisis 1 1. The Birth of Assisted Reproductive Technology in China 29 2. Improving Population Quality 58 3. Exposed Biologies 77 4. Mobilizing Sperm Donors 100 5. Making Quality Auditable 131 6. Borrowing Sperm 157 Conclusion: Routinization 188 Coda 192 Notes 195 References 205

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Book SynopsisA new model for treating infertility This new book offers a revolutionary clinical model for treating individuals and couples who are infertile. The authors reveal how infertility profoundly affects a sense of identity and colors the most intimate relationships with family and friAnds. Step by step, this vital resource, shows clinicians how they can learn to support clients in overcoming their inevitable sense of loss and help them to regain their power. The authors'' advocacy of acceptance of infertility is a liberating approach for families who have been struggling to `resolve'' these life long issues. This original book . . . .Can change your life. --Linda Perilstein, executive director, Cradle of Hope Adoption Center, Washington, DCTrade Review"A liberating approach for families who have been struggling to `resolve' these lifelong issues. This original book should be read by therapists, adoption professionals, clients, and anyone touched by infertility. It can change your life." --Linda Perilstein, executive director, Cradle of Hope Adoption Center, Washington, DC "Finally, there is an explanation and hope given to all clients who are suffering needlessly. I highly recommAnd this book for all professionals anxious to see their clients get off the sidelines and onto the court of their lives." --Teri Clemens, Adoptive mother of six and head volleyball coach of the Washington University National Championship Bears "The authors' new treatment strategy is the best approach to infertility counseling there is. This book is both pragmatic and compassionate. Finally, there is an explanation and hop given to all clients who are suffering needlessly. I highly recommAnd this book for all professionals anxious to see their clients get off the sidelines and onto the count of their lives." --Teri Clemens, Adoptive mother of 6 and Head Volleyball Coach of the Washington University National Championship Bears "The book provides an interesting and helpful analysis for attorneys, agency workers, court personnel, and other professionals involved in the adoption process. We recommAnd it highly as a key to better understanding on the part of all such concerned professionals." --Dudley C. Dunlop, attorney at law, St. Louis (Clayton), Missouri "This book covers a difficult aspect of infertility treatment! It is oriented toward learning how to live despite grief and loss. It is the type of book that I hope all professionals will read because when professionals read it, patients will benefit from its wisdom." --Sherman J. Silber, M.D., director, Infertility Center of St. LouisTable of ContentsPart One: Preparing the Therapist 1. Pioneering a New Model of Treatment 2. Learning the Essential Skills of Infertility Counseling Part Two: Understanding the Client Experience with Infertility 3. Recognizing the Impact of Infertility 4. Identifying Specific Responses to Infertility Part Three: Strategies for Treatment 5. Coping with Reproductive Loss 6. Dealing with Sexuality and Infertility 7. Considering Alternatives to Biological Parenting 8. Coping with Recurring Grief and Doubt 9. Regaining a Healthy Identity Part Four: Session Plans Assessment, Grief, Decision-Making, Special Concerns, Infertility and Identity, Self-Advocacy, Financial Planning, Alternatives to Biological Parenting, Termination AppAndices: A: Exercises B: Suggested Reading and Viewing Lists C: Resources D: Alternatives to Biological Parenting: Practical Considerations

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Book SynopsisNow in its revised and expanded second edition - including over 20 new chapters - this comprehensive textbook remains a unique and accessible description of the current and developing diagnostic and treatment techniques and technologies comprising in vitro fertilization (IVF). Arranged thematically in sections, each chapter covers a key topic in IVF in a sensible presentation. Parts one and two describe the planning, design and organization of an ART unit and IVF laboratory and equipment and systems, respectively. The sections that follow provide detailed descriptions of IVF techniques, embryo culture methods, sperm processing and selection, insemination procedures, micromanipulation, embryo evaluation, cryopreservation, and embryo transfer. Concluding sections address issues of management and regulation of ART labs across the globe, as well as special topics and emerging techniques and devices. Chapter authors, all experts in the field, contribute their expertise from around the world.With the addition of learning key points and review questions at the beginning and end of each chapter, this new edition of In Vitro Fertilization is a readily accessible, high quality instructional resource for reproductive medicine trainees at all levels. Practicing reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, and embryologists also will find value in the book, as will infertility researchers.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisDrawing on diverse examples from literature, film, memoirs, and popular culture, Men, Masculinities, and Infertilities analyses cultural representations of male infertility.Going beyond the biomedical and sociological towards interdisciplinary cultural studies, this book studies depictions of men's infertility. It includes fictional representations alongside memoirs, newspaper articles, ethnographies and autoethnographies, and scientific reporting. Works under discussion range from twentieth-century novel Lady Chatterley''s Lover to romantic comedy film Not Suitable For Children, and science fiction classic Mr Adam, as well as encompassing genres including blockbuster romance and memoir. Men, Masculinities, and Infertilities draws upon both sociological and popular culture research to trace how the discourse of cultural anxiety unfolds across disciplines.This engaging work will be of key interest to scholaTable of ContentsIntroduction: Storytelling and Infertility; 1. Reading Infertility in Lady Chatterley’s Lover; 2. "This Unspeakable Idea": Infertility in LaVyrle Spencer’s Blockbuster Romance The Fulfillment; 3. Ejaculation and the Heavy Load of Masculinity; 4. "I have no good sperm": Infertility in The Trouble with Joe by Emilie Richards; 5. Trying and Failing: Men’s Memoirs of Infertility; 6. The Money Shot Transformed: Masculinity, Ejaculation, and the Clinic; 7. Infertility and Missing Out in Not Suitable for Children*; 8. No Future and Worlds without Babies; References;

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Book SynopsisThis important new book explores this highly contested area through a critical psychology perspective, discussing the many socio-cultural issues and health concerns faced by surrogates, prospective parents and clinical providers. Trade Review"From the desires and imaginings of intended parents, the precarity of surrogates in India, and discourses of children born through surrogacy, to clinic marketing and media hysteria, Riggs and Due critically disorient our perspectives on surrogacy and question how the capitalist logic underpinning surrogacy differentially produces vulnerabilities. Beautifully written, this empathetic analysis is an important contribution." – Andrea Whittaker, Monash University, Australia"Through a rigorous engagement with the literature on surrogacy, and orienting the reader to the forces unleashed by capitalism, Riggs and Due tell us how surrogacy is rendered intelligible for the various actors involved. Richly theorized and beautifully written, A Critical Approach to Surrogacy is a must-read in the rapidly growing field of infertility studies." – Sharmila Rudrappa, University of Texas at Austin, USA"Riggs and Due offer an engaging read and a compelling critical view of surrogacy, which they explore through a capitalist perspective... I do recommend that everyone involved with surrogacy reads this book (professionals, clinics, surrogates and intended parents) to guarantee they are fully informed of both sides of the debate, and especially for professionals and assisted reproduction clinics to ensure that people are put before profit." - Jason Maldonado-Page, Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology"A Critical Approach to Surrogacy by Damien Riggs and Clemence Due is a rigorous empirical analysis of surrogacy as a fast-evolving social issue in human reproduction today… a compelling read for all social scientists keen on the subject of surrogacy and its role in social justice and health equity." - Joseph Mwita Kisito, Feminism & PsychologyTable of Contents1. Becoming (dis)oriented 2. Conceptual tools 3. Women who act as surrogates 4. Intending parents 5. Children and surrogacy 6. Surrogacy clinics 7. Media and public discourse 8. Ways forward

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Book SynopsisMen with cancer rendered infertile by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and hormone therapy that are needed to control or cure their disease are increasingly being offered the chance to preserve their reproductive potential through artificial reproductive technologies. Cryopreservation of sperm and testicular tissue have increasingly helped boys and men preserve their fertility. There is a growing subspecialty within reproductive medicine aimed at fertility preservation in this population. Furthermore, strategies are being developed that may in the future revolutionize the approach to such patients. Written by international authorities in the field of fertility preservation, this comprehensive book is aimed at clinicians dealing with male cancer patients, in particular, urologists, andrologists, oncologists, pediatricians and nursing staff as well as clinicians in reproductive endocrinology. The text reviews the impact of cancers and their treatment on male fertility, the available fertTrade Review'… an excellent textbook … a thorough overview of this specialist field. It is well-referenced and would certainly be of value as a starting text for MD/PhD students researching this area. It would also be recommended to clinicians in reproductive medicine, urologists, andrologists, oncologists, paediatricians and associated nursing specialists working in the expanding field of male fertility preservation.' Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. Anatomy and Physiology: 1. Functional anatomy of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testis axis and male reproductive tract Nelson E. Bennett, Jr; 2. Spermatogenesis Kathleen Hwang, Alex Ridgeway and Dolores J. Lamb; 3. The semen analysis Mary K. Samplaski and Edmund S. Sabanegh, Jr; 4. Physiology of ejaculation François Giuliano and Pierre Clément; Part II. Disorders of Male Fertility: 5. History and physical examination Ndidiamaka Onwubalili and Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad; 6. Abnormalities of semen parameters Daniel H. Williams IV and Jay I. Sandlow; 7. Azoospermia Cara B. Cimmino and Robert D. Oates; 8. Varicocele Peter J. Stahl and Marc Goldstein; 9. Disorders of ejaculation Doron S. Stember and John P. Mulhall; 10. Androgen deficiency in the male Gregory C. Mitchell and Wayne J. G. Hellstrom; 11. Infertility and male sexual dysfunction Raanan Tal; Part III. Impact of Cancers and Treatment of Male Fertility: 12. Radiation effects on spermatogenesis Fabio Firmbach Pasqualatto and Ashok Agarwal; 13. Chemotherapy: effects on spermatogenesis Akanksha Mehta and Mark Sigman; 14. Effects of therapy for solid tumors Gretchen A. Gignac and Leonard H. Wexler; 15. Lymphoma and leukemia Eytan Stein and Ariella Noy; 16. Stem cell transplantation Ann A. Jakubowski; 17. Fertility preservation in men with germ cell tumors Matthew T. Roberts and Keith Jarvi; 18. Effects of therapy for brain cancer Elena Pentsova and Andrew B. Lassman; 19. Male infertility following childhood cancer: special considerations for fertility preservation in children Mark F. H. Brougham and W. Hamish B. Wallace; Part IV. Preservation Strategies: 20. Facilitating discussion about fertility preservation Gwendolyn P. Quinn and Susan T. Vadaparampil; 21. Development of a program to address fertility preservation and parenthood after cancer treatment Joanne Frankel Kelvin; 22. Psychological consultation and assessment Linda D. Applegarth; 23. Nutraceuticals in fertility preservation Mark A. Moyad; 24. Application of spermatogenesis suppression therapies for fertility preservation Rian J. Dickstein, Gunapala Shetty and Marvin L. Meistrich; 25. Semen cryobiology and sperm banking Helen R. Levey and Bruce R. Gilbert; 26. Ethical and legal considerations of sperm and tissue cryopreservation Melissa B. Brisman and Lauren Murray; 27. The use of ejaculation induction procedures in cancer patients Dana A. Ohl, Mikkel Fode, Nancy L. Brackett, Charles M. Lynne, Susanne A. Quallich and Jens Sønksen; 28. Sperm extraction in the pre-therapy patient Wayland Hsiao and Peter N. Schlegel; 29. Fertility preservation in the pediatric population: germ cell culture and transplantation Kate H. Kraft and Thomas F. Kolon; 30. Exogenous androgens: effect on spermatogenesis Mohit Khera; 31. Fertility preservation in the female with cancer Kenny A. Rodriguez-Wallberg and Kutluk Oktay; Part V. Post-therapy Considerations: 32. Psychological issues surrounding the use of sperm donation Allison B. Rosen and Lisa Rosenzweig; 33. Medical therapy for male infertility Loren Jones and Craig Niederberger; 34. Management of the varicocele in the treated patient Michael L. Eisenberg and Larry I. Lipshultz; 35. Sperm extraction in the treated patient Wayland Hsiao and Peter N. Schlegel; 36. Post-mortem sperm extraction Andrew C. Kramer and Ellen R. Goldmark; 37. Fertility following antineoplastic therapy in the male: intrauterine insemination and the assisted reproductive technologies Hey-Joo Kang, Jack Huang and Owen K. Davis; Index.

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Book SynopsisA potential crisis in human fertility is brewing. As societies become more affluent, they experience changes that have a dramatic impact on reproduction. As average family sizes fall, the selection pressure for high-fertility genes decreases; exacerbated by the IVF industry which allows infertility-linked genes to pass into the next generation. Male fertility rates are low, for many reasons including genetics and exposure to environmental toxins. So, a perfect storm of factors is contriving to drive fertility rates down at unprecedented rates. If we do not recognize the reality of our situation and react accordingly, an uncontrollable decline in population numbers is likely, which we''ll be unable to reverse. This book will address, in a unique and multi-faceted way, how the consequences of modern life affects fertility, so that we can consider behavioural, social, medical and environmental changes which could reduce the severity of what is about to come.Trade Review'A thoughtful and forward-looking, expertly written analysis of human fertility projected into the future. This book not only analyses medical or environmental reasons and causes of human infertility but also educational, demographic and economic developments, and puts them into perspective. With this, the book points out the consequences of declining human fertility as well as possible solutions. A must read, not only for fertility specialists.' Ralf R. Henkel, LogixX Pharma Ltd., Theale, Berkshire, UK and Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK'In The Infertility Trap, Professor John Aitken presents a unique view on the future of our species survival if we do not reconsider the ways we are conducting reproductive medicine. This book is a wake-up call to seek novel and safe alternatives for male contraception to help family planning.' Cristian O'Flaherty, Professor in the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaTable of ContentsForeword; Chapter 1; 1.1. Prologue; 1.2. Summary; 1.3. References; Chapter 2; 2.1. A journey into the demographic heart of the matter; 2.2. The shape of world population growth; 2.3. The emergence of infertility; 2.4. Longevity, population momentum and migration; 2.4.1. Longevity; 2.4.2. Longevity, affluence and infant mortality; 2.4.3. GDP and Health: mixed blessings; 2.4.4. Population momentum; 2.4.5. The key role played by migration; 2.4.6. Can China and India save us?; 2.4.7. Can Africa save us?; 2.5. Forecasting an uncertain future; 2.6. Summary; 2.7. References; Chapter 3; 3.1. Female fertility: hostage to affluence, age and the search for self-fulfilment; 3.1.1. The ascent of affluence; 3.1.2. Affluence, infertility and the Malthusian paradox; 3.2. The demographic transition; 3.3. Socio-educational factors and fertility; 3.3.1. Educational drivers for female infertility; 3.3.2. Female education and marriage; 3.4. The intersection of education and reproductive biology; 3.4.1. The fundamental biology of female reproduction; 3.4.2. Age of Menarche; 3.4.3. The reproductive years – over before you know it; 3.5. How the immaturity of human infants shapes our reproduction; 3.6. Reproduction and the care of our offspring; 3.6.1. What is the point of granny and grandad?; 3.7. Marriage – virtue or vestige; 3.8. Importance of adequate sex education; 3.8.1. Why have my eggs forsaken me?'; 3.9. Chromosomal abnormalities and female infertility; 3.10. The IVF industry and maternal age; 3.11. Are there any solutions to age dependent female infertility?; 3.11.1. Oocyte donation; 3.11.2. Oocyte freezing; 3.12. Socio-political issues; 3.12.1. Why would women wed?; 3.12.2. A role for pro-natalist Government policies?; 3.13. Summary; 3.14. References; Chapter 4; 4.1. What is happening to the human male?; 4.2. Testicular cancer; 4.3. Cancer and Opulence; 4.4. Other defects of the male reproductive tract; 4.5. The vexed question of declining sperm counts; 4.6. Possible causes of declining sperm counts; 4.7. Environmental pollution and semen quality; 4.8. Falling testosterone levels and semen quality; 4.9. Summary; 4.10. References; Chapter 5; 5.1. The miracle of conception; 5.1.1. The human spermatozoon; 5.1.2. The timing of insemination; 5.1.3. The ripening of spermatozoa in the female tract; 5.1.4. The complexity of fertilisation; 5.2. Summary; 5.3. References; Chapter 6; 6.1. Why are men infertile?; 6.1.1. Hamsters and human sperm function; 6.2. Oxidative stress and the infertile male; 6.2.1. Reactive oxygen species; 6.2.2. Thaddeus Mann and oxidative stress; 6.2.3. Oxidative stress and DNA damage; 6.2.4. Oxidative DNA damage and mutations on the offspring; 6.3. Genetic causes of male infertility; 6.3.1. Y-chromosome deletion; 6.3.2. Other genetic causes; 6.4. Summary; 6.5. References; Chapter 7; 7.1. The Janus faces of IVF; 7.1.1. Steptoe, Edwards and Purdy: the development of IVF; 7.1.2. ICSI and Male Infertility; 7.1.3. The rise of ICSI; 7.2. Consequences of ART when conducted at scale; 7.3. Negative impacts on IVF on the mutational load carried by children; 7.4. Impact of assisted conception on fertility; 7.5. Summary; 7.6. References; Chapter 8; 8.1. The gathering storm; 8.2. The infertility trap; 8.2.1. Demographic factors; 8.2.2. Social factors; 8.2.3. Economic factors; 8.2.4. Environmental factors; 8.2.5. Evolutionary factors; 8.3. Summary; 8.4. References; Chapter 9; 9.1. How do we escape the trap?; 9.2. Sex Education; 9.3. Remove reproductive toxicants; 9.4. Counter oxidative stress; 9.5. Elevate the status of reproductive toxicology; 9.6. Find ways of working with the IVF industry; 9.7. Engineer social change; 9.8. Summary; 9.9. References; Acknowledgements; Index.

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Book SynopsisBest Eating Guide as selected by Parents.comMaking a healthy baby begins with healthy ingredients.Dr. Nicole Avena--nutrition expert and author of What to Eat When You're Pregnant--presents the preface to that guide, new revolutionary research on how nutrition impacts the ability to conceive and offers a 4-week plan to get readers on the path to parenthood.Joining the ranks with pregnancy experts such as Heidi Murkoff, Dr. Avena is back and here to help. Making a healthy baby begins with healthy ingredients. Learn how to hack your diet to increase fertility--getting your body into the best baby-making shape--in only four weeks!The latest research reveals that by optimizing nutrition, you can boost your chances of conceiving and having a safe, healthy pregnancy and baby. But with so much information out there, how can you make sure you're getting the nutrients you need to maximize fertility and avoiding the seemingly healthy foods that could be int

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Book SynopsisWhen 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.

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