Description
Book SynopsisAuthor Heather Huhman guides readers through every stage of the process-from knowing when to seek medical advice to parenting after infertility, and everything in between. There's the medical nitty gritty: getting a diagnosis (or not); selecting a fertility clinic that's right for you; understanding IUI and IVF and genetic testing; a comprehensive list of medications and their side effects, and much more. There are emotional high and lows: staying hopeful while managing grief and depression, maintaining and strengthening your relationship, and navigating religious and ethical concerns. And then there is the practical and often complicated questions around affording treatments, dealing with your workplace (including the military), and everything you need to know about insurance and fertility treatments.
Stronger Than Infertility breaks down complicated clinical information and expert medical advice from top specialists in the field. The book includes first-person stories and hard-won advice from women who have been down this long and often painful road (Huhman included) and offers a clear-eyed look at the emotional and psychological landmines that come with the journey. The result is a book that inspires as much as it educates and is a much-needed source of support and inspiration for readers hungry for understanding and hope.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
THE MEDICAL/PHYSICAL NITTY GRITTY
0 How to Be a Self-Advocate
1 Infertility 101
2 Finding a Fertility Clinic
3 Getting a Diagnosis
4 Understanding Genetics
5 Introduction to Fertility Medications
PATHS TO PARENTHOOD
6 Timed Intercourse and IUI
7 IVF
8 Preparing for Treatment
9 Let's Talk Multiples
10 Donor Eggs, Sperm and Embryos
11 Surrogacy
12 Adoption
13 Child-Free
FEELINGS
14 Emotions
15 Stronger than Infertility
16 Maintaining and Strengthening Relationships
17 Miscarriage and Recurrent Loss
14 Grief and Depression During Infertility
18 Religion and Ethics
THE PRACTICAL STUFF
19 Insurance
20 Affording Family-Building
21 Infertility at Work
22 Navigating in the Military
LIFE AFTER INFERTILITY
23 Pregnancy After Infertility
24 NICU
25 Depression and Anxiety After Infertility
26 Parenting
27 Advocating for Benefits and Others
