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Hope and strategies for couples dealing with male infertility If you or your partner is suffering from male infertility, you're not alone. Millions of couples are struggling with this problem. About 40% of these couples have exclusively male infertility problems, while another 20% have both male and female infertility problems. Now, two leading experts, a urologist specializing in male infertility and a psychologist, team up to write the most complete guide available on male infertility. From the latest, state-of-the-art treatments to advice on how to handle the emotional aspects of male infertility, you'll find out where to get the help you need. Overcoming Male Infertility also covers the psychological issues that are unique to men, and gives advice to women on helping their man through the trauma of infertility treatment--including how to get him to see a doctor in the first place.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #722904 in Books
• Published on: 1999-12-14
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .83" h x 6.01" w x 8.97" l, 1.02 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

From Library Journal
Although it is not a commonly recognized fact, the male is the problem in about half of the 2.5 million couples struggling with infertility. Clinical psychologist Schover and Thomas, a urologist in the Cleveland Clinic's infertility program, draw on their expertise to provide information that lay readers need to understand the causes of male fertility problems. They discuss how to find competent doctors and demystify the available treatment options for infertile couples. They also clearly explain reproductive anatomy and physiology, diagnostic procedures, causative factors, and therapeutic options, as well as the psychological and emotional aspects of male infertility. Recommended for all healthcare collections.AJames Swanton, Harlem Hosp. Lib., New York
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Clinical psychologist Schover has long worked with infertile couples, as urologist Thomas has with male infertility. Their combined skills and knowledge make this a valuable book--patient-oriented, conveying a vast amount of information understandably, and maintaining an underlying sense of humor that puts problems and persons in perspective. Scientific details are spelled out, and physical and psychological aspects are illuminated to help a patient in choosing a course of treatment. Several tables compare the attitudes of major religions toward a wide variety of treatments and procedures, and the potential patient is urged to investigate any assisted reproductive technology and clinic he is thinking of using. Schover, who emphasizes that most men automatically blame infertility on their wives or girlfriends, joins Thomas to also warn readers about inaccurate or misleading information on the surprisingly many infertility-related Internet sites. William Beatty

From Kirkus Reviews
Urologist Thomas and Schover, a clinical psychologist who works with infertile couples, practice together at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. They have a sound grasp of all the issuesphysical, emotional, psychological, socialthat can ensnarl couples who are having trouble conceiving. They first describe the magnitude of the problem: Most infertility specialists are gynecologists, not urologists, but in the US, of infertile couples, 40% have a female-only problem, 40% have a male-only problem, and 20% have both. Since possible male problems are therefore often ignored or misdiagnosed, advice here on finding good medical care is particularly welcome. The authors review the structure and function of the male reproductive system, describe what goes wrong to cause infertility, and lay out treatment options. Thomas and Schovers extensive experience allows their concluding section, ``Coping With Male Infertility,'' to illuminate a broad spectrum of related problems: couples relationship concerns, ritual and financial issues, adoption, living without children, and ``healing your sex life.'' For each infertility treatment, for instance, they provide a chart of how major religions rule on the procedure (Orthodox Jews, for instance, may need to wait several years before using intrauterine insemination, in order to show that other means will not work). An extensive resource list completes this guide. A straightforward, sympathetic look at the oft-ignored partner in infertility workups. -- Copyright ©2000, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.