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Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Revised Edition)

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Author : Toni Weschler
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780060937645
Edition : Revised
ISBN : 0060937645
Label : Collins
Manufacturer : Collins
Number of pages : 496
Publication date : 2001-11-01
Publisher : Collins
Release date : 2001-11-13
Title : Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Revised Edition)
Languages : Array
Number of items : 1
Studio : Collins

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THE GROUNDBREAKING BESTSELLER NOW UPDATED AND REVISED

Are you unhappy with your current method of birth control? Or are you demoralized by your quest to have a baby? Do you also experience confusing signs and symptoms at various times in your cycle, but are frustrated by a lack of simple explanations?

This invaluable resource will help you find the answer to your questions while giving you amazing insights into your own body.

Taking Charge of Your Fertility has helped literally hundreds of thousands of women achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy naturally, or simply gain better control of their health and lives. This book thoroughly explains the empowering Fertility Awareness Method, which in only a couple of minutes a day allows you to:

enjoy highly effective and scientifically proven birth control without chemicals or devices

maximize your chances of conception before you see a doctor, or expedite your fertility treatment by quickly identifying impediments to pregnancy achievement

increase the likelihood of choosing the gender of your baby

gain control of your sexual and gynecological health

This expanded new edition includes:

a revolutionary new, fully intuitive charting system

numerous new master charts, including separate ones for birth control, pregnancy achievement, and menopause

the latest on fertility conditions and high-tech treatments

comprehensive tables that clearly summarize fertility-related drugs and procedures

Amazon.com Review
This comprehensive book explains in lucid, assured terms how to practice the fertility awareness method (FAM), a natural, scientifically proven but little-known form of birth control (which is not to be confused with the woefully ineffective "rhythm" method). Author Toni Weschler has been teaching fertility awareness for almost 20 years, and it's only just now gaining in popularity. As the book explains, by using simple fertility signs including peaks in morning body temperature and changes in cervical position and cervical mucus, it's possible to determine when ovulation is taking place. Fertility awareness is therefore useful for not only couples who are trying to conceive, but for those who are aiming to avoid pregnancy without the use of chemical contraceptives. It will be of special interest to those women who have suffered from infertility; many FAM practitioners have told the author that by filling in the detailed charts in the book, they've realized that they were chronically miscarrying, even when their doctors told them they weren't conceiving at all. As the book explains, by charting body temperature, it's simple to tell when pregnancy has occurred--and when there's danger of miscarriage. Taking Charge of Your Fertility also explains how to choose the sex of your baby by timing intercourse according to certain fertility signs. It also features thorough, easy-to-understand explanations of hormones, the menstrual cycle, and menopause, along with fertility tests and treatments and their long- and short-term side effects, plus a topnotch resource section. Recommended for any woman who wants to better understand her body. --Erica Jorgensen

Customer reviews

review by: mdarch date: 2008-12-03 rating:

I wished every woman would read this book!
I can't say enough great things about this book. I purchased this book when I starting trying to conceive, and since reading it, I feel empowered in regards to understanding my body and reading its signs and signals. I conceived after two months of charting my BBT and checking cervical fluid following the book's methods.
My only criticism of the book is that it gets a little cheesy at times in some of the case studies (i.e. Sally checked her cervical fluid and knew she was fertile. She and her husband had intercourse that night and 9 months later little Henry was born.) I'm not sure if the techniques lead to magical results with one instance of well-timed intercourse, but it certainly does help and for me I found this to be a more useful product for TTC than the Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor.
I wish my sister, girlfriends and mom would all read this book. I grew up in a household where these types of things were not discussed, and as a well-educated woman I was embarrassed at how little I knew about my own body. Check out this book. It's a wonderful resource!

review by: date: 2008-12-02 rating:

Awesome!
This book changed my life, making me a happier and more empowered womyn. And my sex life was much better when I stopped fearing my fertility as much.

review by: date: 2008-11-26 rating:

Empowers women to better understand themselves
Easy to understand, very informative and much more detailed than any other book on the subject that I've come across. We used this method as our form of birth control for 2 years effectively. When we were ready to conceive, the information in this book as well as in Choosing the Sex of Your Baby helped us conceive in a matter of a few months and we now have a 10 month old son, thanks in part to this book :).

review by: Chewbecca date: 2008-11-23 rating:

Great reference
This book is a great educational tool. Even if you do not want to practice FAM, it educates a woman on her body beyond what you will get in any biology class. Definitely a must have.

review by: date: 2008-11-22 rating:

The Bible of Fertility Awareness
Considered the "Bible" of Fertility Awareness (FAM), this book is a real eye-opener for women and girls of all ages. The information about our bodies that is contained in this book is invaluable, and should really be taught to every girl approaching puberty (or sooner!). You will wonder why you weren't taught/didn't know the secrets that your body shares with you every month or so during different steps in your fertility cycles. Do you realize that the "due dates" doctors project for their pregnant patients can be completely inaccurate, depending on the length of your cycle and when you ovulated the month you conceived? Really awesome information. (FYI, This is not your mother's "Rhythm Method" of the past.)

To complete the journey from preconception health, to pregnancy, to birth and beyond, look to Healing Our Children: Because Your New Baby Matters! Sacred Wisdom for Preconception, Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting (ages 0-6) by Ramiel Nagel. The Fertility Awareness Method or Natural Family Planning is recommended by Ramiel as the only method of contraception safe enough to ensure the healthiest pregnancy and child possible.

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