Integrated approaches to infertility, IVF, and recurrent miscarriage : a handbook / edited by Justine Bold and Susan Bedford.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preparing for fertility treatment / Justine Bold -- Introduction to assisted conception / Karen Veness -- Obesity, body mass index, associated factors, and their effect on fertility / Susan Bedford -- Introduction to female factors in infertility and pregnancy loss / Justine Bold -- Endometriosis / Dian Shepperson Mills -- Male factor infertility / Clare Casson -- Coeliac disease and infertility disorder / Dr Mohammed Rostami-Nejad, Kamran Rostami -- Unexplained infertility and reproductive immunology / Louise Carder -- Reproductive immunology case history / Justine Bold -- Dietary factors, key micronutrients, and nutritional support / Karen MacGillivray-Fallis -- Lifestyle and nutritional factors affecting male and female infertility / Susan Bedford -- Supporting assisted reproduction in women over 40 years of age / Natasha Claire Dunn -- Acupuncture in assisted reproduction / Irina Szmelskyj -- Reflexology to assist with fertility / Deborah Cook -- Yoga to support fertility / Lisa Attfield.

Providing an exploration of integrated approaches to infertility, this book covers common conditions that reduce fertility, including immunological abnormalities, and explores how nutrition, acupuncture, reflexology and yoga can provide invaluable emotional and physiological support for couples undergoing assisted reproduction. A comprehensive integrative handbook on fertility treatment, and Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART), the book is written by specialist contributors for health professionals and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioners, and for those seriously considering ART themselves.Integrated approaches to infertility offer both a greater awareness and understanding of the combination of factors that can influence the chances of success when undergoing different types of ART. Leading experts review the evidence and discuss the benefits of different approaches to support the physiological and emotional aspects of fertility and fertility treatment. The book covers everything from identifying and treating conditions that may reduce fertility, including immunological abnormalities and specific male and female factors, to how nutrition, acupuncture, reflexology and yoga can support couples going through assisted reproduction, including helping to improve some immunological aspects. There is also a chapter that looks specifically at support for the over 40's.

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