Ovulation (found 230 titles)

The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: The Ultimate Guide to Conception, Birth, and Everything In Between (U.S. Edition)

Author: Ann Douglas
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 2002-01-01
ISBN: 0764565168
Pages: 556
Rating:

The ultimate guide to conception, birth, and everything in between.

Unlike all those otherbossy, tell-you-what-to-do titles, this funny, entertaining guide presents expectant parents with all the facts on such perennial hot topics as pain relief during labor, episiotomy, and circumcision, and empowers them to make informed personal choices. It's packed with tools you won't find anywhere else, including:

Charts highlighting the risks of using various over-the-counter drug productsduring pregnancy
Lists of the ten best -- and worst --baby products
A set of emergency childbirth procedures
Forthright discussions of difficult topics like infertility, high-risk pregnancy, and pregnancy and infant loss that other books are loathe to tackle

Customes reviews 179

So Much Information (2010-02-15)

There's so much information you get overloaded. This book has everything. But its a bit overwhelming for me. I ended up using it more as a reference guide. My main pregnancy book I used was 'Your Pregnancy Week by Week'. I'm not a big reader so this suited me well, I could just read each week as my pregnancy progressed. It had all the same information as the other pregnancy books, but in a more organized fashion.

good stuff (2009-10-30)

product was good shape, definetely used but in good shape. came in the mail much sooner than i anticipated which was great. i reccommend this seller and would definetely go through them again.

good book (2009-09-12)

I couldn't put it down. I was reading this from the point of view of wanting to become pregnant. I think this book was very helpful and would recommend it. The only concern I had was the statistics were from 1999.

The one & only book you'll need (2009-09-08)

This is the one & only book that you will need before & during your pregnancy. It is crisp, concise and packed with easy to understand graphs, charts & references about every pregnancy topic. Three things that I referenced time & time again... 1.) The Due Date Calculator, 2.) The Pregnancy Side Effect Chart, organized month-by-month & the accompanying side effect explaination, 3.) A concise month-by-month summary of baby development.

This book gives you all the knowledge you need to know without a ton of fluff. It is a quick read, and the way the info is presented, it sticks with you. I found that most pregnancy books on the market are flowerly, sentimental stories and have very little practical knowledge. Althought this book has personal quotes and short stories, it delivers the good to with the knowledge you need to know to get pregnant, what to expect during your pregnancy and practical knowledge for delivery.

Highly recommended!

Very Impressed (2009-07-25)

I bought this book prior to my first pregnancy that unfortunately ended in miscarriage. This book was here with me the whole time. From before concieving to after miscarrying. It lightly goes over everything in pregnancy and doesn't dwell on anything in particular. For example, if you are looking for specifics and an in depth analysis on fertility problems than get a book that deals with that; this book goes over possible fertility problems but it's more of an overview. This book helps answer the basic questions one might have about the ins-and-outs of pregnancy. I still reference this book now trying for baby number 2.

The Fertility Diet: Groundbreaking Research Reveals Natural Ways to Boost Ovulation and Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnant

Authors: Jorge Chavarro, Walter Willett, Patrick Skerrett
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication date: 2007-11-07
ISBN: 0071494790
Pages: 304
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Price: $24.95

Could having the occasional small bowl of ice cream lead to a midnight craving for pickles and ice cream?

It's common knowledge that diet and exercise have profound effects on your health. Can they affect your ability to get pregnant, too? Until now, the answer to that question was a qualified "Maybe." Today, it's "Yes!" thanks to exciting findings from a landmark long-term study of female nurses. As described in The Fertility Diet, ten simple changes in diet and activity can have profound effects on fertility. You can increase your chances of getting pregnant with such simple strategies as:

Avoiding trans fats
Eating more beans, nuts, and other fertility-boosting plant protein
Embracing whole grains such as oatmeal and barley
Having a glass of whole milk or other full-fat dairy product every day (a small bowl of ice cream every now and then counts, too!)
Staying away from sugared sodas

The Nurses' Health Study exhaustively examined the effects of diet and other lifestyle changes on fertility among nearly 20,000 female nurses. It scrutinized everything from alcohol to vitamins. In plain language, two of the study's lead researchers translate its groundbreaking findings into changes you can put into practice today, setting the stage for a healthy pregnancy and forming the foundation for an eating strategy that will serve you well for the rest of your life. The Fertility Diet also offers a week's worth of meal plans and fifteen delicious recipes.

Customes reviews 21

Amazingly clear book - with thorough science to support all recommendations for fertility (2010-02-20)

This is an amazingly clear and helpful book for anyone trying to improve their chances of becoming pregnant. All recommendations in this book are based on decades of research from Harvard's Nurses' Health Study - hence are recommendations all well supported by the strongest of scientific evidence. However, it is written for the general public and provides quite cogent and insightful tips on healthy styles factors to improve fertility. Truly a must read for any woman or couple wanting to become pregnant!

Not that informative (2009-11-02)

People TTC would do better with Dr. Randine Lewis' book The Infertility Cure. Traditional Chinese Medicine has a lot more to offer people struggling with fertility issues than a book such as this promoting what people SHOULD be doing anyway - on their own accord. Eat a balanced, hormone free diet, lots of fresh veggies, lots of water, whole grains, all organic, of course. Sure people who eat a crap diet and then alter their diet to a more healthy one will conceive (without obvious issues) once the essential nutrientes are in place. Doesn't take a scientist. Gee, give up sodas? Give up fast food? Seriously, you shouldn't be TTC if you are eating that junk anyway. Dairy and wheat DO cause congestion according to TCM and are the very first things required for most females to give up to clear their systems. Calcium and the other vitamins and minerals from dairy and wheat can be gotten from so many other natural, vegan sources.

WONDERFUL! (2009-05-12)

I have read MANY fertility books and this is by far the best, especially for those with PCOS. I took it to my last doctor's appt and she said if I follow this (without the whole milk part), then it's pretty much the same thing she is telling me to do to up my chances of conceiving. I recommend it highly!!!

Helped me and a friend get pregnant (2009-01-28)

After trying for over 3 years to get pregnant and several unsuccessful fertility treatments including IVF, I followed the recommendations in this book and 2 months later we conceived naturally. I am the proud mother of a 5 day old healthy baby girl. In addition, I gave this book to a friend who was also struggling with fertility and she is now 10 weeks pregnant (about 3 months after following the diet). Both my friend and I had undetermined infertility causes and we are both over 35 years of age. This book is not hard to follow nor is it recommending anything radical that will make your life miserable. I can't say with 100% certainty that this diet got me fertile but I believe in my heart that it did. Infertility is such a painful emotional journey and people can get desperate to try most anything. This book is not some wacko diet which some reviewers have said is "harmful". I think that is a little dramatic, since it is pretty much following a healthy diet plan. Good luck to all the women struggling with infertility and don't lose hope!

Very informative book (2008-07-24)

This book is very informative. It goes into great detail about the possible causes of ovulatory infertility and what you can do, naturally, to help get pregnant. I loved that it gives you the basic outline for what to do and then you can make the choices that are necessary to help you have a baby - and that all of it is based on a national study. I also like the fact that it gives you some daily meal plans and some recipes.

The Fertility Diet: Groundbreaking Research Reveals Natural Ways to Boost Ovulation and Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnant

Authors: Jorge Chavarro, Walter Willett, Patrick Skerrett
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication date: 2009-04-06
ISBN: 0071627103
Pages: 288
Price: $16.95

Get pregnant--naturally!

The Fertility Diet reveals startling new research from the landmark Nurses' Health Study, which shows that the food you eat can boost your fertility. The book prescribes ten simple changes in diet and activity that can increase your chances of getting pregnant.These changes include:

Cutting back on red meat and trans fats
Getting protein and iron from veggies and nuts
Choosing whole-fat milk and even ice cream
Drinking coffee, tea, and alcohol in moderation
Losing weight (if needed) and exercising

The Nurses' Health Study exhaustively examined the effects of diet and other lifestyle changes on fertility among nearly 20,000 female nurses. Two of the study's lead researchers translate its groundbreaking findings into changes you can put into practice today, setting the stage for a healthy pregnancy and forming the foundation for an eating strategy that will serve you well for the rest of your life. The Fertility Diet also offers a week's worth of meal plans and delicious recipes that will make following the guildelines easy and tasty.

Fertility Foods: Optimize Ovulation and Conception Through Food Choices

Authors: Jeremy Groll, Lorie Groll
Publisher: Fireside
Publication date: 2006-05-02
ISBN: 0743272811
Pages: 288
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Price: $16.00

Dr. Jeremy Groll is an expert in reproductive endocrinology and fertility treatment. Fertility Foods presents his groundbreaking, noninvasive, nutritionally based method, which increases ovulation, reduces miscarriage, and significantly improves your chances of successfully getting and staying pregnant.

Dr. Groll's specialized research has proven that there is a powerful link between a body's insulin resistance and fertility problems. Resistance to insulin increases the body's insulin levels, hindering normal ovulation either by limiting the maturation process of the released egg or by preventing ovulation altogether. High insulin levels can also impede the fertilized egg's ability to attach to the uterus, leading to implantation failure and miscarriage. In fact, women with insulin resistance problems are four to five times as likely as other women to suffer miscarriages -- meaning they have as high as a 50 percent chance of miscarriage.

Dr. Groll has developed an insulin-reducing diet based on balancing protein and complex carbohydrate intake to create insulin levels most conducive to ovulation. He combines his nutritional plan -- which includes nutritional charts, food suggestions, and recipes -- with a specific exercise program that enhances insulin metabolism and an emotional support system that you can draw on during your quest to become parents. This three-pronged approach increases the rates of spontaneous ovulation and significantly improves the uterine environment, decreasing the potential for miscarriage.

One in every ten couples in America is affected by infertility. Yet, only 5 to 10 percent of patients actually need high-tech procedures such as in vitro fertilization. Whether you are taking your first steps in combating infertility or searching for effective methods to support more advanced fertility treatments, Fertility Foods is your helpful and rewarding guide.

Customes reviews 6

Fertility foods (2009-06-10)

This was a very informative book about infertility. I haven't had success yet, but I feel healthier with the new diet.

Great Advice, Really is the Same He Gives in the Office (2009-05-29)

I am a patient of Dr Grolls and purchased the book for more details on the eating/insulin resistance reduction plan he proposed. The plan is not extreme, but it really does help reduce insulin resistance. If you have PCOS or other insulin resistance this is definitely worth looking into as a lifestyle change.

A great book and a nutrition plan that you want to stick to (2007-07-08)

It is a very good book which, in very simple terms, explains how this nutrition plan works. I have PCOS and this book makes me hopeful that I may be able to control my condition without serious medication. I certainly would recommend this nutrition plan before trying Metformin. I was surprised how quickly the plan worked: I saw improvements in my symptoms within weeks after starting the plan. In fact, I have so much more energy and feel so much better that I would want to stick to this way of eating indefinitely. I only wish there would be more and better receipes in this book.

Pretty good but not great (2007-03-24)

The main idea of this book is that a high-protien, low-carb diet will increase your odds at having a child. What the author doesn't mention is that maintaining a high-protien, low-carb diet for an extended period of time can actually harm, not help, you. Rememeber, Atkins died of heart disease. The author of this book insists that by losing weight while on such a diet will increase your fertility. ANY weight loss will increase your fertility. The premise of the book, eat right and exercise, is a good one. The way he says to go about it is bad advice. 90% of all dieters fail. Why? Because diets don't work. Lifestyle changes in diet and exercise is the only sure fire way to lose weight and increase your odds of having a child.

not worth the money (2006-07-24)

The main disappointment with this book was the lack of actual meal plans and recipes. Nearly 2/3rds of the book is given over to advice about exercise, emotional health, etc-- good stuff, but also stuff that's covered better in several other well known books. There are really only a few pages given over to how to actually eat. This plan is also based on Atkins principles, and though it is much more flexible and reasonable, it would be quite difficult to follow for vegetarians and veggie friendly options are not provided by the authors. This book is mainly of interest to women with PCOS who need more general lifestyle information. Women with endo and other issues, or people who are looking for more concrete nutritional info, meal plans, etc should look to the Healing Gourmet book on fertility. It has a similar approach (to insulin resistance) but provides concrete suggestions for meal planning.

The Ovulation Method: Natural Family Planning

Authors: John J. Billings
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Publication date: 1984-12
ISBN: 0814610110
Pages: 40
Rating:

Price: $9.95

Customes reviews 8

Natural (2010-03-03)

I enjoyed the Ovulation Method Book. It really help me out to understand what I need to do in order to get pregnant.

Very Effective!!!! (2007-07-15)

I have been on the Billings Ovulation Method for a few years now and beleive me, if you don't cheat it is 99.99% effective. The downfall to this method is that you are not suppose to know exactly how to use it without instruction. There are ways to contact these instructers that can guide you through the process for a fee. Check with your local womens center or life center, they can help. I was able to go through my training course right here in my home for thirty dollars, and you don't have to be Catholic to use it. Good luck to you.

PS.. I did get pregnant during the time of practicing this method but it is because we chose to cheat on my most fertile day. An Anniversary and a few drinks will impair judgement like that so be careful...lol

Promotes the method but doesn't teach it (2007-07-12)

This slim book promotes the Ovulation Method, profiling its advantages and utility. But it is not an instruction book. I'm only giving it three starts because although it's well-written I'm not sure who the intended audience is, or what group might find it useful.

For someone looking to learn a mucus-only method, I would look to "The Billings Method:Controlling Fertility Without Drugs or Devices" by Evelyn Billings. For someone just interested in any kind of fertility charting, not specifically a mucus-only method, I highly recommend Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler as the definitive book in this category.

Well worth it! (2007-01-13)

The ovulation book was great. The book was a good price, it was packed full of information and came with a chart and pleanty of stickers to get you and your spouse started on the wonderful journey of natural family planning.

Could be Better (2005-07-07)

I was hoping that the book went into better detail. It did not help me. However, it was informative and an easy read.

Creighton model FertilityCare system: An authentic language of a woman's health and fertility

Authors: Thomas W Hilgers
Publisher: Pope Paul VI Institute Press
Publication date: 2001
ISBN: 096264854X
Pages: 83
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The Billings Method: Using the Body's Natural Signal of Fertility to Achieve or Avoid Pregnancy

Authors: Evelyn Billings, Ann Westmore
Publisher: Anne O'Donovan Pty, Ltd.
Publication date: 2000
ISBN: 1876026367
Pages: 263
Price:

The Billings Method: A book on using the body's natural signal of fertility to achieve or avoid pregnancy.

The Billings Method: Controlling Fertility Without Drugs or Devices

Authors: Evelyn Billings, Ann Westmore (Contributor)
Publisher: Random House Inc (T)
Publication date: 1981-05
ISBN: 039452120X
Pages: 254
Rating:

Price: $12.95

A totally natural birth control alternative to artificial methods. An effective program for pinpointing fertility to become pregnant. Can be used by any woman, at any age, whether she has regular or irregular periods, is breastfeeding, or approaching menopause. Clinically proven, and tested by the World Health Organization. Used by millions of women in more than 100 countries all over the world.

Customes reviews 13

Great and informative book!! (2010-02-02)

This method is great! My husband and I have used it for a year! I wish more people knew about it. Very, very informative. I would suggest it to anyone looking for an alternative to drugs and invasive procedures.

Great book, very helpful! (2009-09-10)

I am a huge fan of Natural Family Planning as a method of birth control. I had taken the classes, but still after many months of being unsure if I was practicing the Billings Method correctly, I found this book. This book is great and really helped me understand the Billings Method more, so that I am much more confident in my cycle charting. If you plan on using NFP as a method of birth control, are unsure if you're charting correctly of if you would just like more information on NFP and the Billings Method, than I definitely recommend this book. A great resource and an easy read.

Intelligent and natural birth control...finally! (2009-08-06)

In a world that takes drugs for everything, it's hard to believe that you can have complete control of your fertility without any of these harmful drugs or devices. Fertility is not a disease, it doesn't require any harmful drugs to suppress it! It just takes intelligent observation of your body's natural signs. This book is very do-able and it's freeing to know that there's a natural way to avoid pregnancy. I strongly recommend this book. Do your body a favor and jump off the pharmaceutical bandwagon.

Very informative, but a little repetitive (2009-03-24)

I had been on the pill for almost 15 years and my husband and I wanted to start trying for a baby this year. I wanted to give my body a break from the hormones before becoming pregnant, but I didn't want to use condoms during the time I was flushing out my system (personal reasons - I just don't like them). This book provides some wonderful information about a woman's cycle and the clues that our bodies give us during that cycle. I am lucky in that I have a textbook cycle and fertile symptoms, so it was easy for me to recognize the signs that the book had detailed. I was amazed to learn that some of the things that I had noticed about my body throughout my life were actually signs that I could use to my advantage. I think all women and girls should know the information in this book.

Using this information, I was able to prevent pregnancy, without using other means of birth control, until I was ready to start trying to conceive. And, once I was ready to conceive, I was aware of my fertile signs and I got pregnant on the first try!

The only negative thing I have to say about this book, is that it is repetitive. The same information could be condensed into a book half the size. Also, the verbiage in the book was a little hard to read. The order of the words in the sentences seemed to be backward. I believe this is because the author is Aussie and I am American. Just a difference in language structure. But overall it was a great book. I highly recommend it.

Written for pregnancy prevention, but good resource (2007-09-19)

This is a great resource for really getting to know your body and cycle. What I love is that it includes all the scientific research and studies it's based on, so you can objectively judge the evidence yourself.

My only issue is that it seems written more from the perspective of preventing pregnancy- if you are trying to conceive, it doesn't give any clues as to how things change if you DO conceive. All in all, great resource and a very easy method to follow. Only took about an hour to read the main portions too, so it's not like it takes intense studying and measuring.

Manual of Intrauterine Insemination and Ovulation Induction

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2009-11-09
ISBN: 0521735629
Pages: 200
Price: $60.00

Intrauterine insemination and ovulation induction is effective first-line treatment for infertility in many straightforward cases and is preferred by many clinicians because they are less invasive than in-vitro fertilization and its variants. This is a comprehensive account of how to set up and run a successful IUI program. The book addresses the practical aspects of treatments that will produce optimum results in terms of pregnancy outcome and safety, as well as the pharmacological and physiological reasons for their use. Chapters on how to prevent complications of ovulation induction such as multiple births and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome are included, as well as how to diagnose infertility in both sexes. Laboratory procedures for sperm preparation are described in detail. Worldwide resources for obtaining donor sperm and legal issues that surround the management of patients are included. This manual is of interest to reproductive medicine specialists, general practitioners and general obstetrician gynecologists.