| Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control and Pregnancy Achievement |  | Author: Toni Weschler
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
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Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.1
ASIN: B00006G35L
Publication Date: July 1995
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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
Book Description
THE GROUNDBREAKING BESTSELLERNOW UPDATED AND REVISEDAre 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 healthThis 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
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| Customer Reviews:
Every Girl Should Have This July 24, 2008
I wish I would have discovered this book a LONG time ago! It has been so eye-opening and helpful! The book is straightforward and easy to read. The diagrams, charts and sample stories all help explain FAM. Every woman should have a copy of this!
Highly recommend this book! April 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I decided at the ripe old age of 34 that it was time to get pregnant I didn't want to leave anything to chance, so I read (and reread) this book. After implementing Toni's advice, I was pregnant the next month. I've since recommended it to 3 friends who were having trouble conceiving. One now has an 8 month old son, and 2 are pregnant. Even if I wasn't TTC, it was a fascinating book that shed so much light on my body. As a former medical student, I thought I knew a lot about the female reproductive system, but this book is so interesting and user-freindly that I learned more than I thought I would. A definite must-have for all women of childbearing age.
information every girl/woman should know March 8, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Even though I do not plan to use this method of birth control, I learned so much about myself...that no one ever told me. Not even sex ed class mentioned half of the things in this book. Every woman needs to know about her own body and cycle, this book provides an easy, humorous way to learn. I plan to share this book with my own daughter when she reaches puberty.
Absolutley Eye-Opening! February 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is a real page turner! I am learning about my body all over again! It is way better than all the other fertility books I've read. The book gets scientific and detailed (not vague and general like all the other books). It describes in detail why many other methods of TTC don't work and how using the FAM can help you understand your body better. It is also a great book in order to use the FAM as a method of birth control. I recommend this book to EVERY woman EVERY age! YOU MUST GET IT!!!
Excellent, straight-forward read on human fertility November 23, 2002
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I greatly recommend this book to ANYONE who would like to get pregnant and is having trouble. Toni describes in simple, easy-to-understand language 3 easy and natural ways a woman can track her fertility. Why run off to fertility specialists when perhaps all that is missing is a bit of chicken egg-white? This book could save you lots of pain, effort, and dollars. If you're not getting pregnant and want to, read this book first, chart your temperature for several months (I would try 4 to 6), and if you are still not getting pregnant talk to the medical experts.
Good luck!
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