My Fertility Book: All the fertility and infertility explanations you will ever need, from A to Z

My Fertility Book: All the fertility and infertility explanations you will ever need, from A to Z

by Sheila Lamb
My Fertility Book: All the fertility and infertility explanations you will ever need, from A to Z

My Fertility Book: All the fertility and infertility explanations you will ever need, from A to Z

by Sheila Lamb

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Overview

Are you stressed navigating the world of conception? Discover a comprehensive list of terms to boost your confidence.

Are you frustrated trying to follow all the directions you receive from your gynecologist? Do you get confused by scientific words or medical language? Are you overwhelmed by the sheer amount of infertility information available online? Former nurse and midwife Sheila Lamb struggled with her own infertility for six years and became an expert on the condition. Now she’s here to share her easy-to-understand vocabulary list to demystify jargon and spell out abbreviations so you can steer your own reproductive health.

My Fertility Book: All the fertility and infertility explanations you will ever need, from A to Z will guide you through the terminology of reproductive health and thus reduce overwhelm. With descriptions given in plain, non-medical English, you can use this clear-cut handbook as a convenient go-to guide. You’ll feel more in control and reduce your anxiety with this straightforward information always at your fingertips.

In My Fertility Book, you’ll discover:

  • A detailed 25-step reproductive health explanation so that you fully understand what happens in your body
  • An alphabetical glossary of over 250 fertility/infertility terms so you can do your own independent research
  • Illustrations and diagrams to help you understand descriptions and increase your confidence
  • An extensive library of reproduction terms that you can refer to during appointments to help you make informed decisions
  • Anecdotal stories to support you on your emotional path, and much, much more!

My Fertility Book is a reassuring mobile reference that helps you build your knowledge. If you like being in charge of your health, fully informed, and connected to an empathic author, then you’ll love Sheila Lambs’ essential guide.

Buy My Fertility Book to be empowered in your special journey today!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781999303518
Publisher: MFS Books Ltd
Publication date: 01/19/2021
Pages: 388
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

This book is a glossary of medical and non-medical terms with easy-to-understand explanations, presented in alphabetical order. A number of the medical explanations are accompanied by simple, easy on the eye illustrations which help to explain visually.

The alphabetical list is as follows:

Acupuncture to Azoospermia

Baby dancing to Breakthrough bleeding

Cancelled cycle to Cytomegalovirus

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) to Down regulation

Early pregnancy symptoms to European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)

Factor V Leiden thrombophilia to Frozen embryo transfer

Gamete intrafallopian transfer to Gynaecologist

Haemospermia to Hysterosalpingogram

Immature oocyte(egg) retrieval to IVF natural cycle

Journaling

Karyotype test to Kisspeptin

Laparoscopy to Lymphocyte immunisation therapy

Magnetic-activated cell sorting to Morula

NaPro technology to Non-motile sperm

Obstetrician/Gynaecologist to Oxidative stress

Pelvic inflammatory disease to Protocol

Radiation to Rubella

Sauna/steam room to Surrogate

Testicles/Testes to Two-week wait

Ultrasound scan to uterus

Vaginal ultrasound to Water

Xenohormones to Yoga

Zinc to Zygote intrafallopian transfer.

The easy to understand illustrations include the following:

Basal body temperature (BBT) and cervical mucus chart

Blocked Fallopian tube

Donor insemination procedure

Egg collection/retrieval procedure

Egg/oocyte

Embryo development

Female reproductive organs and the glands that make her fertility hormones

Female reproductive system

Fertilisation

Hysterosalpingogram

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)

Intrauterine insemination (IUI)

IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) fertilisation

Male reproductive organs and the glands that make his fertility hormones

Male reproductive system

Menstrual cycle

Ovulation

Sperm

Sperm washing

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