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Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Revised Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Toni Weschler
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1060 reviews
Sales Rank: 7756
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0060937645
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.94
EAN: 9780060937645
ASIN: 0060937645
Publication Date: November 1, 2001
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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
Product Description
THE GROUNDBREAKING BESTSELLER NOW 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 health
This 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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Great product! September 7, 2008
The book was in great condition! This book is also full of great information regarding your cycle and your body in general.
Recommend for every woman! September 6, 2008
I decided to buy this book after a recommendation from a friend, whose doctor told her about it. I decided to buy it as soon as my husband and I started trying for a baby to speed up the process of getting pregnant. I learned so much about my body through this book. I definitely recommend it for ALL women - those who want a baby and those who'd like to prevent one. GREAT read!
If you want to get pregnant, you need to buy this book! September 3, 2008
After 10 years of waiting for a little angel to join our family, the dream came true. This book was the solution for me. I have endometriosis problems, surgery and not able to ovulate on time this book gave me the tools that I needed to get pregnant.
So I put it to the test and like the author said: "if you don't get pregnant in 6 months, you need to contact a specialist". Needless to say I didn't make it to the 6 cause in 4 months I got pregnant. And now I am a proud mom of a beautiful 13 months old son.
Just get it!
Great book August 28, 2008
This book is very informative and easy to read. It has lots of information and explains everything very well.
Not just for women TTC, for all women! August 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book IS NOT just for women who are trying to conceive a baby ~ this book is for women ~ period. I purchased this book after having a great deal of trouble coming off birth control. I was scared and confused about what was going on with my body and this book was recommended to me by someone on a message board.
I've read the book cover to cover and have re-read certain sections several times ~ yes, its that good. The book itself is really informative and reviews information we may or may not have learned earlier in our lives. But then it specifically reviews how cycles work and why. It teaches you how to learn about your body and why it is important to do so. It then teaches you how to chart your cycle symptoms, beginning with basel body temperatures and continues with other fertility signs as well. The book also reviews all the variations we might see in our charts, which is very comforting to people like me who were having irregularity issues.
I am not currently trying to conceive, nor are we planning on trying until May 2009. I am actually using this book to learn about my cycles, learn when I am ovulating, and learn, most importantly to me right now, when I am NOT fertile. That's right, no more pregnancy scares, no more nervousness about when I could get pregnant, etc. I only use condoms for about 1/3 of my cycle and the rest of the time we can enjoy unprotected sex. I am successfully practicing natural birth control the rest of the time ~ and its wonderful. Its so nice to be know what is going on in my body without being scared and nervous!
I also expect that we we do start to TTC, the process will be much easier because I will already know so much about my cycles and when I am fertile. Plus, if we do have trouble, we'll have data to share with the doctor.
Really, the book is a must for women who are of a healthy reproductive age. I feel empowered, happier, and more relaxed about my body.
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