I read through about 1/2 of the book and have yet to discover any advice on preventing a miscarriage. It's a good book if you want to read about other people's sob stories and how they discovered the reasons for their multiple miscarriages, but I want to know how to prevent a miscarriage -- not what can cause a miscarriage. It's a pretty good book, but not for what I want it for.
By Rosemary Gazzillo
Alice Domar is the woman who runs the mind/body clinic at Harvard. She has a program for women dealing with infertility. It is a 10 week program in the mind/body connection to dealing with stress. She believes that stress and depression contribute to infertility. While her program is designed to help women experiencing IF take back control of their lives and decrease their depression, a remarkable side effect is that a very high percentage of the participants become pregnant within 6 months of completing the course. The book talks about the techniques she teaches in her program. In addition to the chapter on IF, there are also chapters dealing with other women's illnesses. This book has completely changed my perspective and my attitude toward IF. If I lived anywhere near Boston, I would be taking this course!
by anonymous
This book is all about using the mind-body connection to manage stress. It is well written and easy to follow. The first part of the book is written in general terms for any woman with or without another medical problem trying to deal with stress. The second part specifically addresses various women's health issues including infertility. The infertility section discusses how stress and fertility are intimately linked. And how in addition to regulating our reproductive hormones, the hypothalmus also regulates our stress hormones and can alter the balance of these hormones in our bodies. It then goes on to suggest realistic techniques for reducing stress. Alice Domar has had some amazing results working with infertile women in her stress reduction program in Boston. This book outlines the bulk of what she teaches in her classes. It is an incredible book. It entirely changed my view on how deep the ramifications of stress are on the body. I highly recommend it.
By anonymous
While this book deals with some of the same concepts about your emotional well-being affecting your physical health, it is very anecdotal and she talks about, what I consider to be, some really wacky stuff. Too simplistic for such an amazingly deep topic.
by anonymous
This book is written through the personal story of the writer. I felt that it was not very well written and not well organized. It contains some really "far out" suggestions that I, personally, do not put much value in. From a scientific perspective, I feel it is really lacking. However, it is a "feel good" type of story. Despite great adversity and many medical and personal problems, the author does in fact become preganant it the end. It can give those of us who are struggling with infertility hope. That, however, is its only redeeming quality. If you are looking for inspirational reading this book will do the trick. If you want facts and useful information look elsewhere.
By anonymous
It deals a lot with the various emotions we experience - I read the,chapter on anger first! I haven't completed the book but it has givenme a lot to consider. It talks from the Christian perspective.
By Janet Mays
Dr. Toth has researched this connection extensively and has had amazing results with it. The bottom line is, whether or not his theories are heavily researched in the medical community, the test for ureaplasma is painless, inexpensive (and covered by insurance) and the treatment, which is 10 days of anti-biotics, has no side effects and is also inexpensive (and covered by insurance). In my opinion, it is very much worth taking a chance on. If it proves not to help in your case, you have lost nothing. But if it is the answer for you, you have achieved your dream.
By anonymous
This book deals exclusively with the research of a New York doctor, Attila Toth. While controversial in the medical community his theories are extremely thought provoking. His research shows that a vast majority of women with unexplained infertility (and even some with other types of diagnoses) also harbor an elusive bacteria-like organism called ureaplasma. This infection has no other symptoms except subfertility and/or difficult pregnancies. It is controversial because Dr. Toth proposes that treating and eradicating this bacteria can restore fertility. In most cases it can be very simply treated with a course of antibiotics. No one else has tried to duplicate his findings and I suspect it has to do with the fact that much of medical research is funded by drug companies who would not be anxious to propagate this information. This book is a very easy read and I feel contains very worthwhile information for the informed infertility patient. I highly recommend it.
By anonymous
This book is written in the question and answer format. Similar to the popular pregnancy book "What to expect when you're expecting". It is carelfully thought out and well written. It is divided into sections called; Crisis, Acceptance, Resolution, Epilogue and Treating Infertility. I found the early chapters of the book really helpful. For the most part it made me realize that I was not alone. Everything I am feeling, which I thought made me crazy, is really quite normal for someone in this situation. It deals with most of the questions an infertile couple might ask, but because of the format does not go into great detail. I recommend this book.
By anonymous
