There are many books on infertility, and on being childfree. Childfree After Infertility: Moving from Childlessness to a Joyous Life puts the two together, focusing solely on the formerly infertile, and how they have created happy, childfree lives. Including the stories of many who have made this transition, the book shows the infertile man or woman that it is possible to put infertility aside, and choose to live childfree, not childless. The book's upbeat tone leads the reader through what can be a difficult transition with grace and humour.Infertility can be devastating, affecting all facets of life. Readers of Childfree After Infertility will learn how their infertility has affected their lives, and how choosing to release their infertility and become childfree can open up a vast array of possibilities and opportunities that might never have existed had they remained childless.

Insight and frank, friendly advice on overcoming infertility — from two women who have lived through it all.

We are bombarded by images of blissful older mothers, such as Madonna and Celine Dion. But 'Hollywood' articles about pregnancy and fertility at middle age gloss over the tremendous amount of financial, emotional, and physical effort faced by couples struggling to conceive.

In this warm, funny, empathetic book, journalist Julie Vargo and literary agent Maureen Regan — women who have experienced personally almost every aspect of infertility — give readers a glimpse into what to expect when you're not expecting. Hormones, sperm counts — nothing is too personal for these two outspoken women!

Ranges from technical to humorous and everything in between. What are good, snappy comebacks to the question, 'Why aren't you pregnant?' What is the difference between gonadotrophin releasing hormone and progesterone? Should you freeze your eggs? These questions and many more are answered, and in the tone of a couple of good friends. Between them, the authors have gone through hormone treatments, miscarriages and multiple inseminations — so they know firsthand the rollercoaster ride of trying to achieve pregnancy.

With wise advice on how to communicate with doctors, husbands, friends, and mothers, this book is an invaluable guide for all women facing infertility.

How far would you go to have a baby? "Making Babies the Hard Way" is a frank account of one couple's discovery that they cannot have children of their own, and their ensuing struggle through four years of fertility treatment. One in six couples worldwide seek assistance to conceive and 80 per cent of couples undergoing fertility treatment are currently unsuccessful. Writing with humour and honesty, Caroline Gallup describes the social, emotional, spiritual and physical impact of infertility on her and her husband, Bruce, including feelings of bereavement for the absent child, the unavoidable sense of inadequacy and the day-to-day difficulties of financial pressure. As well as telling her own moving story, she also offers information and guidance for others who are infertile, or who are considering or undergoing treatment. This courageous and poignant book will be of interest to couples who cannot conceive and those who are undergoing treatment, as well as their families and friends.

Not being able to have a child changes your life.
But those changes don’t have to be negative ones.

From the award-winning author of Pregnancy Wishes & IVF Dreams: A Story & Lessons About Life, Love & Infertility, comes Cope with Infertility & IVF: 7 Essential First-Hand Tips for Maintaining Balance and Perspective as You Try to Conceive.

Once upon a time, author Kelley R. Taylor and her husband confronted infertility. Like so many couples, their diagnosis left them confused and devastated. However, the remarkable thing about confusion is that it can spur knowledge and strength. Infertility did that for Kelley.

Cope with Infertility & IVF is a collection of Kelley’s personal insights, practical guidance and infertility lessons-learned from her struggle. The book will leave you with a renewed sense of strength and perspective for dealing with life’s not-so-little challenges, especially the inability to have a child on your own.

Infertility Sucks! The poking, the prodding and the probing. The endless examinations and the unbelievable questions ¿ all about the most intimate aspects of your life and body. And that¿s just from friends and family who are "trying to help!"

My story is different from yours, but the pages of our lives share a common theme. Silent suffering. The longing for a child. Think of my book as your companion of hope, a ray of sunshine, to shine truth, encouragement, and perspective on your situation. —Kathe Wunnenberg Infertility is a deeply private pain that is often misunderstood by those who have not experienced its seasons of longing and loss. Whether you recently tried to have a child or have struggled for years to conceive, Longing for a Child is a compassionate companion full of hope, healing, and practical help. Offering biblical perspectives and moving stories of others who have struggled with infertility, sixty heartfelt devotions connect you securely to God during this time of waiting, heartbreak, and questioning. Each devotion contains a Scripture, short thematic story, prayer, reflective questions, and a space for journaling. Meditations for special occasions, such as Mother's Day, are also included. An encouraging devotional companion that can be used by individuals, couples, or groups, Longing for a Child speaks directly to the heart, meeting you wherever you are on your journey through infertility.

Meet nine girlfriends who've been through infertility treatment (IT) and can help make your IT easier by sharing what they learned. This is a candid, humorous description of what treatment is like from the patient s perspective. The girlfriends tell you who ll be touching you where, with what, why, and what it feels like, and give you practical tips on how to balance your life, handle the shots, ride the hormone roller coaster, play doctor roulette, cope with baby showers and pregnant friends, and keep the warmth in sex-on-schedule-all the stuff no one else talks about, especially your doctors. The girlfriends can t cure your infertility, but they can make your infertility treatment a whole lot better.

Having a baby can be one of the most wonderful times of your life — but if you need help to conceive, it can swiftly become a staggeringly expensive undertaking. With the average cost of infertility treatments ranging from $35,000 to $85,000 in the United States (most of which is not covered by insurance companies), many women and couples find themselves having to make difficult choices about building their families.

Getting a grip on your finances is one of the few things you can do to regain control of this process. Infertility experts Evelina Weidman Sterling and Angie Best-Boss have created the ultimate guide to ensuring the most cost-effective care with the highest chances for success. With anecdotes, interviews, and advice from both doctors and patients, you can easily apply these specific money-saving strategies to your own unique situation. Learn how to:

– Select a fertility clinic with a high rate of success

– Convince your insurance company to cover more of the costs

– Track down the most affordable fertility drugs

– Travel abroad for cheaper care or international surrogacy

– Avoid the scams and unnecessary expenses every step of the way

Personal and professional, Budgeting for Infertility is an invaluable resource that shows you how to pay for infertility treatment…and still have money in the bank for diapers and day care.

After five years of tests, Kerstin Daynes had her worst fear confirmed: she was infertile. In this honest and reassuring handbook, Kerstin shares her own personal experiences facing infertility and offers insights that will help couples to heal emotionally, physically, spiritually, mentally, and socially. Using timeless concepts and introducing unique perspectives, Kerstin gently and empathetically walks the reader through this life-changing process as she shows couples how to make their lives productive while facing their situation. Infertility: Help, Hope, and Healing gives couples a quick reference that can be used repeatedly as they experience the ups and downs of grieving. Even with physical infertility, life can still be fertile, fruitful, and filled with hope.

Infertility Counseling: A Comprehensive Handbook for Clinicians, second edition, is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary textbook for all health professionals providing care for individuals facing reproductive health issues. It is the most thorough and extensive book currently available for clinicians in the field of infertility counseling, providing an exhaustive and comprehensive review of topics. It addresses both the medical and psychological aspects of infertility, reviewing assessment approaches, treatment strategies, medical counseling issues, third-party reproduction, alternative family building and post infertility counseling issues. Each chapter follows the same format: introduction, historical overview, literature review, theoretical framework, identification of clinical issues, suggestions for therapeutic interventions, and future implication. This edition also includes extensive appendixes of clinical tools useful to the clinician, including an Internet database of resources and an extensive glossary of terminology.