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Self Help Resources |
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Fertility First recommends the following resources concerning fertility and fertility problems. They are in no specific order of recommendation. |
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Information Brochures |
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- 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.
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Books |
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- 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
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Videos |
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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. |
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