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This list has been complied by our
Information Officer Gabriel Oxley.
Infertility and Reproductive Technology
- Explaining endometriosis
Lorraine Henderson, Robyn Riley and Ros Wood.
St. Leonards NSW: Allen and Unwin, 1991.
Looks at the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, including alternative therapies. The emotional side and adolescent experience of endometriosis also discussed.
- Getting pregnant: a compassionate resource to overcoming infertility
Professor Robert Jansen. St.Leonards NSW: Allen and Unwin, 1997.
Comprehensive, factual approach to infertility and the treatment options available including Assisted Reproductive Technology. Separated from the general text are more complex or technical explanations for those who are interested. An Australian book, thus local terminology is used and the contents are presented from the Australian perspective. Recommended.
- Having your baby by donor insemination: a complete resource guide
Elizabeth Noble. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987.
Elizabeth Noble explores the issues relating to donor insemination in depth and with first hand experience. Recommended for any couple considering donor gametes.
- IVF: in vitro fertilization
Carl Wood and Robyn Riley.
3rd Ed., Melbourne: Hill of Content, 1992.
Quick, easy introduction to IVF.
- Older mothers: conception, pregnancy and birth after 35
Julia Berryman, Karen Thorpe and Kate Windridge.
London: Harper Collins, 1995.
Explores the impact of age on conception, pregnancy and motherhood.
- Reproductive technology: the science, the ethics, the law and the social issues
Dr Karen Dawson. South Melbourne: MacMillan, 1994.
Concise outline of human reproduction and infertility, followed by detailed explanations of ART techniques. The social, ethical and legal issues are viewed from an Australian perspective. Recommended.
- The Infertility book: a comprehensive medical and emotional guide
Carla Harkness. 2nd ed., California: Celestial Arts, 1992.
A comprehensive approach to infertility and its treatment, with special focus on the personal and emotional issues that are occasionally overlooked.
Coping and Emotional Well-Being.
- A silent sorrow, pregnancy loss: guidance and support for you and your family
Ingrid Kohn and Perry-Lyn Moffitt. New York: Dell Publishing, 1992.
- Beyond infertility: the new paths to parenthood.
Susan Cooper and Ellen Glazer. New York: Lexington, 1994.
- Male infertility: men talking
Mary Claire Mason. London: Routledge, 1993.
- Surviving infertility: a compassionate guide through the crisis of infertility
Linda Salzer. Rev. Ed., New York: Harper Collins, 1991
- Taking charge of infertility
Patricia Irwin Johnston. Indianapolis: Perspectives Press, 1994.
Personal Accounts
- Infertility: the emotional journey.
Michelle Hanson. USA: Deaconess, 1994.
- Labours of Eve: womens experience of infertility.
Katherine Barnby. London: Boxtree, 1995.
- Patient Letters: personal experiences of IVF.
IVF Friends.Melbourne: IVF Friends, 1995.
- When you can't have a child: personal stories of living through infertility and childlessness.
Susan Powell and Helen Stagol. North Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1992.
Alternatives to Reproductive Technology
- Be my family: a guide to adoption in Australia
Susan Powell. Victoria: Harper Collins, 1995.
- Never to be a mother: a guide for all women who didn't - or couldn't - have children
Linda Hunt Anton. New York: Harper Collins, 1992.
- Sweet grapes: how to stop being infertile and start living again
Jean and Michael Carter. Indianapolis: Perspectives Press, 1989.
Reproductive Biology.
- Everywoman
Derek Llewellyn-Jones. Rev. Ed., Penguin: Ringwood, 1996.
- Natural fertility awareness: a practical guide to the natural achievement or avoidance of conception
John and Lucy Davidson. Rev. Ed., Essex: C. W. Daniel, 1994.
Legal and Ethical Issues
- Embryo experimentation
Edited by Peter Singer et al. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
- Ova-dose: Australian women and the new reproductive technology
Lorraine Hepburn. North Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1992.
- Reproductive technologies: gender, motherhood and medicine
Michelle Stanforth (Ed). Cambridge: Polity Press, 1987.
For Children
- How I began: the story of Donor Insemination
NSW Infertility Social Workers Group.
Julia Paul (ed.) and Merri Spencer (ill).
Carlton: Fertility Society of Australia, 1988.
- Where did I really come from: sexual intercourse, DI, IVF, GIFT, pregnancy, birth, adoption and surrogacy
Narelle Wickham. Ingrid Urh (ill.) North Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1992.
- Let me explain: a story about Donor Insemination
Jane T. Schnitter. Joanne Bowring (ill).
Indianapolis: Perspectives Press, 1995.
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