The essential guide to understanding fertility and improving your pregnancy chances. The journey to fertility can be daunting and filled with obstacles. In The Expert Guide to Fertility, OB-GYNs Joseph S. Sanfilippo, MD, MBA, and Aarti Kumar, MD, offer the information you need in your journey to achieve pregnancy. They provide an overview of the human reproductive system, describe issues that may impede conception, and explain various medical, surgical, and lifestyle interventions shown to improve one's chances of becoming pregnant. Sanfilippo and Kumar offer important information on: * A broad variety of assisted reproductive technologies, including in vitro fertilization * Diagnostic tests and what to expect throughout your fertility journey * Fertility-preserving options for people diagnosed with cancer and people with recurrent miscarriages, polycystic ovaries, a low egg supply, or endometriosis * Fertility options for LGBTQ+ readers, single parents, and military personnel * Adoption, egg and sperm donation, and egg freezing procedures * Financing options, including tips for working with health care insurers
Joseph S. Sanfilippo, MD, MBA, is a tenured professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences and the vice chairman of reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital, where he is also the director of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship training program. Aarti Kumar, MD, is an OB-GYN resident at New York University Langone Health.
Preface Chapter 1. Christie's Story: A Personal Infertility Experience Chapter 2. Enhancing Your Chances: Optimizing Natural Fertility Chapter 3. Against All Odds: Female Infertility Chapter 4. We're Part of It, Too: Male Infertility Chapter 5. The Embryo Just Won't Stick: Reproductive Immunology Chapter 6. Not Tonight, Wait till Ovulation: Sexual Dysfunction Chapter 7. No Periods for Me: Amenorrhea Chapter 8. I Just Can't Stop Bleeding: Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding Chapter 9. Painful Periods, Nobody's Listening: Endometriosis Chapter 10. I Have Acne, I'm Hairy, and I Just Can't Get Pregnant: Polycystic Ovaries Chapter 11. No Room for the Fetus: Uterine Fibroids Chapter 12. Too Little, Too Early: Miscarriages Chapter 13. Wrong Place, Painful Conception: Ectopic Pregnancy Chapter 14. Help Is Here: Assisted Reproductive Technology Chapter 15. Keep My Eggs Ripe: Social Egg Freezing Chapter 16. Cancer Can't Stop Me: Fertility Preservation Chapter 17. Building a Nontraditional Family: Nonbinary Fertility Chapter 18. Building a Family while Serving the Nation: Military Fertility Services Chapter 19. Help Me Preserve My Sanity: Managing Stress Chapter 20. How to Pay for It All: Financing the Infertility Journey Chapter 21. The Nontraditional Conception: Donor Insemination, Adopting Embryos, and Beyond Chapter 22. The End Is in Sight: You're Pregnant-What's Next? Final Words Acknowledgments Resources Index
The essential guide to understanding fertility and improving your pregnancy chances.
I recommend this book to patients and their families. The content is evidence-based and includes up-to-date diagnostic and treatment modalities. -Melanie Ochalski, MD, Shady Grove Fertility
