Planning parenthood : strategies for success in fertility assistance, adoption, and surrogacy

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    • Clark, Rebecca A.

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Planning parenthood : strategies for success in fertility assistance, adoption, and surrogacy

Rebecca A. Clark ... [et al.]

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-231) and index

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内容説明

Planning to become a parent is a profound experience, at times agonizing, hopeful, stressful, and joyous. Not everyone is able to become pregnant, however. When the journey to parenthood proves challenging, Planning Parenthood will guide prospective parents through the complicated mazes of assisted reproduction and adoption. Specialist authors first describe fertility assistance, surrogacy, and adoption, clearly outlining the requirements of each strategy. They compare the medical, emotional, financial, and legal investments and risks involved with each of these options. Then they introduce the issues that people will need to consider when deciding which path to parenthood is best for them. Along the way these experts offer encouragement for changing course under any number of circumstances. Supporting the detailed information in this book are personal stories of the often long, winding, and emotional road to parenthood-from in vitro fertilization to egg donation to surrogacy to adoption. Armed with professional knowledge and inspired by the experiences of others who have gone before them, prospective parents will be informed and reassured by this unique resource.

目次

Preface: About This Book Part I: What Are the Pathways to Parenthood? 1. The Fertility Workup 2. Early Fertility Assistance: Hormone Stimulation and Intrauterine Insemination 3. Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Using Your Own Eggs or Sperm 4. Using Donor Sperm 5. Using Donor Eggs and Embryos 6. Using a Surrogate 7. Domestic and International Adoptions 8. Which Options Are Available to You? The Requirements for Each Pathway 9. Considerations for Nontraditional Families Part II: Balancing the Risks and Benefits for Each Pathway 10. Your Influence on Genetics and the Fetal and Infant Environments 11. Pregnancy and Medical Risks for Mother and Child 12. Mental Health Risks for the Child 13. Emotional Costs: What You Might Experience 14. Time Costs: How Long before You Become a Parent? 15. Hassle Costs: Travel, Appointments, Forms, and Documents 16. Financial Costs: Which Options Are Affordable? 17. Legal Considerations 18. Final Thoughts Acknowledgments Appendixes A. Summary of Your Influence on Genetic Background and Fetal and Infant Environments B. Environmental Influence, by Child's Age and Type of Adoption C. Summary of Pregnancy and Medical Risks D. Summary of Mental Health Risks E. Summary of Emotional Risks F. Summary of Time from Start of Process to Conception (Fertility Assistance) or Becoming a Parent (Adoption) G. Summary of Hassles H. Summary of Financial Costs I. Summary of Legal Considerations Glossary Selected References Index

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