Conceivability : what I learned exploring the frontiers of fertility
by Katkin, Elizabeth L. (Author)
Summary
"Part memoir, part guide, this personal and deeply informative account of one woman's gripping journey through the global fertility industry in search of the solution to her own "unexplained infertility" exposes eye-opening information about the medical, financial, legal, scientific, emotional and e... Full description
- From here to infertility: frontline infertility treatments
- Finding the yellow brick road: navigating the fertility labyrinth
- Go east, young lady: the world of complementary and alternative therapies
- You always remember your first: the ups and downs of pregnancy and loss
- Baby steps: minimally invasive treatment
- The big guns: moving on to IVF
- Understanding modern ART: key aspects of Assisted Reproductive Technology
- The dark horse: the silent faces of miscarriage
- Down the rabbit hole of third-party parenting: gestational surrogacy
- When it takes a village: surrogacy and egg donation
- Louise's legacy: the business of baby-making
- Pricing the "priceless": big money and the finance of fertility
- The good, the bad, and the eggs: the fundamental debate about egg integrity
- Minding the gaps: reflections on the future of fertility
- Epilogue
- Afterword / by Dr. Joel Batzofin.