Books : Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Revised Edition)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.94
EAN: 9780060937645
ISBN: 0060937645
Label: Collins
Manufacturer: Collins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: November 01, 2001
Publisher: Collins
Release Date: November 13, 2001
Sales Rank: 14526
Studio: Collins
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THE GROUNDBREAKING BESTSELLER NOW UPDATED AND REVISED
Are you unhappy with your current method of birth control? Or are you demoralized by your quest to have a baby? Do you also experience confusing signs and symptoms at various times in your cycle, but are frustrated by a lack of simple explanations?
This invaluable resource will help you find the answer to your questions while giving you amazing insights into your own body.
Taking Charge of Your Fertility has helped literally hundreds of thousands of women achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy naturally, or simply gain better control of their health and lives. This book thoroughly explains the empowering Fertility Awareness Method, which in only a couple of minutes a day allows you to:
- enjoy highly effective and scientifically proven birth control without chemicals or devices
- maximize your chances of conception before you see a doctor, or expedite your fertility treatment by quickly identifying impediments to pregnancy achievement
- increase the likelihood of choosing the gender of your baby
- gain control of your sexual and gynecological health
This expanded new edition includes:
- a revolutionary new, fully intuitive charting system
- numerous new master charts, including separate ones for birth control, pregnancy achievement, and menopause
- the latest on fertility conditions and high-tech treatments
- comprehensive tables that clearly summarize fertility-related drugs and procedures
Amazon.com Review:
This comprehensive book explains in lucid, assured terms how to practice the fertility awareness method (FAM), a natural, scientifically proven but little-known form of birth control (which is not to be confused with the woefully ineffective "rhythm" method). Author Toni Weschler has been teaching fertility awareness for almost 20 years, and it's only just now gaining in popularity. As the book explains, by using simple fertility signs including peaks in morning body temperature and changes in cervical position and cervical mucus, it's possible to determine when ovulation is taking place. Fertility awareness is therefore useful for not only couples who are trying to conceive, but for those who are aiming to avoid pregnancy without the use of chemical contraceptives. It will be of special interest to those women who have suffered from infertility; many FAM practitioners have told the author that by filling in the detailed charts in the book, they've realized that they were chronically miscarrying, even when their doctors told them they weren't conceiving at all. As the book explains, by charting body temperature, it's simple to tell when pregnancy has occurred--and when there's danger of miscarriage. Taking Charge of Your Fertility also explains how to choose the sex of your baby by timing intercourse according to certain fertility signs. It also features thorough, easy-to-understand explanations of hormones, the menstrual cycle, and menopause, along with fertility tests and treatments and their long- and short-term side effects, plus a topnotch resource section. Recommended for any woman who wants to better understand her body. --Erica Jorgensen
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I started to use this book and chart my cycles when my husband and I were first trying to conceive. I found I was ovulating too late and after 6 cycles brought it to my OB and he was able to see right away that I needed to have some ovulatory stimulation (clomid). Long story short, after 5 mos of Clomid, I saw an RE and had 2 IUI cycles with injectibles (DH was also part of the fertility probelm). We conceived twins and after an eventful pregnancy, had our babies.
Fast forward a year and after being pregnant before my body was now in the rhythm it is supposed to be in. I noticed more fertile signs and we surprisingly concieved on our own, but unfortunately, lost that pregnancy. 6 months later we conceived again and are expecting in May 09. So this book not only helped me to know what my problem was in the beginning, it helped me get pregnant later on when I already knew the fertility signs. It can serve through more than you would think!
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I'm twenty-six, still in college, and soon to be married. A few months ago, I had a pulmonary embolism (blood clot), and I can no longer use any form of hormonal birth control. This was devastating for my fiance and I. I talked to a couple of doctors, and they had very little to offer me as a solution. Then, I ran into an old friend who has been married for four years, using this (FAM) as her only birth control method. She recommended this book to me. It is a lot of reading (the book is very thick, but don't be intimidated!), but it's worthwhile for the information it provides. It's also well written--the author has a great sense of humor, so it makes for an enjoyable read. This book has been so helpful to me!
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I purchased this book shortly after getting married b/c we wanted to start a family. I bought this book in August, and was prego by mid-Sept. I only completed 1 full cycle of charting b/c I was pregnant my next cycle! Her methods work.
This book contains amazing information about a womens body (unless you are a biology major) and alot of it was new to me. I always felt I was very in tune with my body, but now everything relating to my cycle is explained and makes sense! This book truly lets you take charge of when/if you want to get pregnant. Full of great information - a must have for all women!!
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Lots of info all under one book. You can find a lot of thoses info online but it's incredibly convenient to have it all under one book. I use the website fertilityfriend to chart my cycle and it's of great use. Loads of info there too, charting forum etc...
I would definitely recommend this book for the one curious enough to know what's going on with their own body.
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There are not words to describe how great this book is. It is not only for women (or men) trying to concieve, but it also points out how to use natural birth control. I used this book to conceive my second child and it worked like a charm. I did not have fertility issues, but I found that I was not getting pregnant as quickly as I wanted to, and I got pregant the month that I read the book and implemented some of the suggestions. I cannot recommend this book enough!!
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