Coping With Infertility: Clinically Proven Ways of Managing the Emotional Roller Coaster - Softcover

Jacobs, Negar Nicole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415954215 ISBN 13: 9780415954211

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Coping with Infertility is an essential source of emotional support for any couple struggling with involuntary childlessness. The book offers proven techniques and real-life examples from both men and women, in order to outline common emotional reactions and remind couples that they are not alone in their ups and downs. The coping skills discussed in the book have been assembled from years of working with individuals in clinical trials and have undergone rigorous scientific testing. These state-of-the-art techniques have been shown to be effective in helping couples deal with the stress, depression, relationship problems, and grief often associated with infertility. Coping with Infertility is an easily accessible and problem-focused guide for couples to use in overcoming the emotional roadblocks of infertility.

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Review:

"Coping with Infertility is a breakthrough book - the best resource written directly for couples to understand and cope with issues involving infertility. I plan to recommend this exceptional book to all my couples facing infertility." - Barry McCarthy, Ph.D., Washington Psychological Center

"Based on research evidence, yet clearly and comprehensively written, this important book is must reading for you or anyone you know who is in the midst of the emotional turmoil of fertility treatment." - Nicholas A. Cummings, Ph.D., Sc.D., Distinguished Professor, University of Nevada, Reno

"Infertility can be one of the most emotionally painful challenges to overcome. Although the majority of couples are successful in having a baby, the emotional impact may leave deep scars and, for some, limit their success. Coping with Infertility helped our patients to avoid those scars and improve their success. We now strongly recommend it to all of our patients at their first visit." - Russell A. Foulk, M.D., Medical Director, Nevada & Idaho Centers for Reproductive Medicine

"While there are numerous books available on the topic of infertility, many of the available publications address the biological and medical aspects, ignoring the emotional impact of infertility on couple relationship dynamics.  In their book, Jacobs and O'Donohue seek to provide a helpful resource for couples facing the emotions, grief, and stress of infertility."  - Kami L. Schwerdtfeter, M.S. and Bobbi J. Miller, M.S., Texas Tech University in Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

 

Here's what women, men, and couples are saying about Coping with Infertility...

"The book really helped me to deal with my anger and depression. It also helped my husband and me to channel our energies toward solving this problem and seriously discussing all our options."

"Reading this book was like talking to a professional with unlimited time on their hands. It had tons of useful information about infertility and gave me skills to deal with my stress."

"The book made me realize that infertility is not my punishment, and that many people go through this. It isn’t just me out there."

"Coping with Infertility was very reassuring and gave us hope. It was nice to have some support through this book."

Synopsis:

Infertility affects nearly one in six couples in the English speaking world each year. Coping with the psychological aspects in addition to the biological aspects of infertility is critical as it can both improve the chances of having a baby as well as making the infertility experience more endurable. "Coping with Infertility" addresses the psychological aspects in an easy-to-read, consumer-friendly manner, with proven techniques for couples to use in overcoming the emotional roadblocks in working with fertility. The authors have put together the materials through this work from working with individual in clinical trials. The techniques within have been scientifically tested and shown to be effective in helping women learn to cope with the stress, depression, relationship problems, and grief associated with involuntary childlessness. This book will help individuals or couples dealing with infertility to understand and overcome the following major issues: What is infertility? What the treatment options are; what are common emotional reactions?

How to handle depression associated with infertility; how to cope with infertility related stress; how to deal with relationship problems stemming from infertility; and, how to deal with grief and loss related to infertility. In an easy-to-read format that combines both background facts and information on fertility as well as author questionnaires, checklists, strategies and exercises, the authors have put together an easily accessible work for couples to use for guidance throughout the fertility process.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0415954215
• ISBN 13: 9780415954211
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272