Fertility First recommends the following resources concerning fertility and fertility problems. They are in no specific order of recommendation.

Important Legislation

New Legislation commences on the 1st January 2010

The Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007 and the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation 2009 will commence on 1 January 2010. If your treatment involves the use of donor gametes, we would highly recommend that you take the time to familiarise yourself with these documents, both of which can be downloaded from the NSW Government website www.legislation.nsw.gov.au.

Information Brochures

Fertility Facts - for Men and Women

Covers lifestyle factors that can enhance or reduce your chances of conceiving.

Fertility Fitness

Covers the Fertility Fitness program, which aims to enhance a woman's fertility and self-esteem, prior to starting any treatment program, through weight loss, exercise and psychological support.

Fertility Feelings

Covers the counselling services offered at Fertility First, offers some general tips for coping and provides information about the Unit counsellor and the Fertility Feelings program. The program is a 10 week course to reduce anxiety and depression levels, with the aim of enhancing your chances of conceiving, your relationship and your ability to deal with treatment cycles.

Books         

The Baby Chase

Australian Women's Weekly, ph 02 9282 8000

Labours of Eve - Women's Experience of Infertility

Katherine Barnby, Boxtree, Great Britain, 1995

Why Me? - The Real-Life Guide to Infertility

Loraine Brown, Simon and Schuster, Australia, 1998

Reproductive Technology - The Science, The Ethics, The Law and The Social Issues

Dr Karen Dawson, VCTA Publishing (Macmillan Education Aust), 1994

How I Began - The Story of Donor Insemination

A guide for children prepared by NSW Infertility Counsellors Group.

Copies are available through the FSA Secretariat, ACTS, GPO 2200, Canberra, ACT, 2600

Battles with the Baby Gods - Infertility: Stories of Hope

Personal stories of how couples approached infertility and its treatments.

Amanda Hampson, Transworld, Australia, 1998

Infertility - The Emotional Journey

Michelle Hanson, Deaconnes Press, Minneapolis, 1994

Explaining Endometriosis

Lorraine Henderson, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1991

Getting Pregnant

Professor Robert Jansen, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1997

Male Infertility - Men Talking

Mary-Claire Mason, Routledge Press, London 1993

Natural Fertility

Francesca Naish, Sally Milner Publishing, Burra Creek, 1991

Loss of a Baby - Understanding Maternal Grief

Margaret Nicol, Bartram, Sydney, 1989

Be My Family - A Guide to Adoption in Australia

Susan Powell, Harper Collins, Victoria 1995

When You Can't Have A Child

Personal stories of living through infertility and childlessness.

Susan Powell and Helen Stagoll, Allen and Unwin, Victoria, 1992

Surviving Infertility

Linda Saltzer, Harper, New York, 1991

The Artificial Family - A Consideration of Artificial Insemination by Donor

Robert Snowden, Unwin, New York, 1983

IVF - In Vitro Fertilisation

Carl Wod, Hill of Content, Melbourne, 1992

Videos

A selection of information videos is available at Fertility First. They cover general information about fertility problems, how couples can deal with infertility emotionally and medically and videos of some technical aspects.