The complete guide to female fertility / Kate Brian.

London : Piatkus, 2010.

xix, 220 pages ; 20 cm

Paperback edition.

Includes index.

1. Fertility basics. Basic terms -- The menstrual cycle -- When am I most likely to conceive? -- Preventing pregnancy -- 2. Finding the right time. Feelings about motherhood -- What influences the decision? -- Lesbian couples and motherhood -- Finding what's right for you -- 3. How late can I leave it? The biological clock -- Assessing your own fertility -- Fertility by decades -- The menopause -- Pregnancy after the menopause -- Egg freezing - an insurance policy? -- 4. Boosting your fertility naturally -- 5. I'm not pregnant yet. How long should it take? -- When should I seek help? -- Seeing a doctor for the first time -- Fertility clinics -- Telling other people -- Support groups -- Internet support -- 6. What can go wrong. Hormonal problems -- Endometriosis -- Fibroids -- Blocked or scarred fallopian tubes -- Physical problems with the womb or ovaries -- Problems with cervical mucus -- Immune problems -- Unexplained infertility -- Secondary infertility -- Possible causes from your male partner -- 7. Fertility tests -- 8. Fertility treatment. Drug treatments -- Laparoscopic ovarian drilling -- Treatment for problems with fallopian tubes -- Uterine surgery -- Intrauterine insemination -- IVF -- Immunological problems -- The cost of treatment -- The risk of multiple birth -- When fertility treatment doesn't work -- 9. Complementary therapies for fertility -- 10. Pregnancy loss -- 11. Emotions and infertility -- 12. Other ways to be a mother -- 13. Going it alone -- 14. Living without children -- Resources.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index.