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

Planning parenthood : strategies for success in fertility assistance, adoption, and surrogacy / Rebecca A. Clark [and others].

Aims to guide prospective parents through the complicated mazes of assisted reproduction and adoption. This work describes fertility assistance, surrogacy, and adoption, clearly outlining the requirements of each strategy. It compares the medical, emotional, financial, and legal investments and risk...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Clark, Rebecca A., 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Human reproductive technology > Popular works.
Surrogate motherhood.
Infertility > Popular works.
Adoption.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Infertility.
Adoption
Human reproductive technology
Infertility
Surrogate motherhood
Popular works
Popular works.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • What are the pathways to parenthood?: The fertility workup
  • Early fertility assistance: hormone stimulation and intrauterine insemination
  • Assisted reproductive technology (ART) using your own eggs or sperm
  • Using donor sperm
  • Using donor eggs and embryos
  • Using a surrogate
  • Domestic and international adoptions
  • Which options are available to you? The requirements for each pathway
  • Considerations for nontraditional families. Balancing the risks and benefits for each pathway: Your influence on genetics and the fetal and infant environments
  • Pregnancy and medical risks for mother and child
  • Mental health risks for the child
  • Emotional costs: what you might experience
  • Time costs: how long before you become a parent?
  • Hassle costs: travel, appointments, forms, and documents
  • Financial costs: which options are affordable?
  • Legal considerations.

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