Why Me? The real-life Guide to Infertility - Second hand condition

Author: Loraine Brown

This book is not simply a medical guide to infertility and its treatment, it is more like a
helping hand to guide you through the problems, experiences and issues you will face
while seeking treatment for infertility.

In 1978, the world's first 'test-tube' baby was born, giving hope to thousands of childless
couples. Yet while clinics and doctors can supply some of the medical answers and
infomation, there is so much more couples undergoing treatment need to understand.
Only those who who have experienced infertility investigation and treatment can explain
the financial, physical and emotional costs that they exact, or tell of the monthly roller-
coaster of hope and despair.
Why Me? shares patients' real and, at time, deeply personal accounts of infertility and
infertility treatments. It examines the myth and magic assoviated with the new
reproductive technologies in down-to-earth language. At times funny and sad, this book
was written to help ease the loneliness in your quest for a family.
in Why me?, former magazine editor Loraine Brown tackles the issues of infertility and
explains waht lies ahead for patients. She shares her own experiences and relates the
stories of many others who have undergone the various treatments and therapies
available - medical and alterative.
Fertility specialists describe the latest findings and treatments, and members of fertility
support groups share their coping strategies. The book also explores the complex
issues surrounding donor eggs and sperm, donated embryos and surrogacy -
and their implications for the future of the child. It looks at the life after infertility: the
emotional aftermath for successful and unsucessful patientd.