Taking Charge of Your Fertility电子书

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface to the 20th Anniversary Edition

Introduction

Part One: Breaking Fertile Ground: Toward a New Way of Thinking

1. Fertility Awareness: What You Should Know and Why You Probably Don’t

2. Taking Control of Your Reproductive Health

Part Two: Rediscovering Your Cycle and Your Body

3. There’s More to Your Reproductive Anatomy Than Your Vagina

4. Finally Making Sense of Your Menstrual Cycle

5. The Three Primary Fertility Signs

6. How to Observe and Chart Your Fertility Signs

Part Three: Being Proactive with Your Health

7. Anovulation and Irregular Cycles

8. Three Prevalent Conditions All Women Should Be Aware Of: Ovarian Cysts, Endometriosis, and PCOS

9. Natural Ways to Balance Your Hormones

10. Now That You Know: Preserving Your Future Fertility

Part Four: Natural Birth Control

11. Natural Birth Control Without Chemicals or Devices

12. Shortcuts: Minimum Charting with Maximum Reliability

Part Five: Pregnancy Achievement

13. Maximizing Your Chances of Getting Pregnant

14. Practical Tips Beyond Fertility Awareness

15. What Next? Tests and Treatments That May Be Necessary to Get Pregnant

16. Dealing with Miscarriages

17. Idiopathic Infertility: Some Possible Causes When They’re Not Sure Why

Part Six: Beyond Fertility: Practical Benefits of Charting Your Cycle

18. Maintaining Your Gynecological Health

19. Causes of Unusual Bleeding

20. Appreciating Your Sexuality and Nurturing Your Relationship

21. Premenstrual Syndrome: You Mean It’s Not All in My Head?

22. Demystifying Menopause

23. Enriching Your Self-Esteem Through Knowledge About Your Body

Epilogue—A History of Progress: Women’s Health and the Missing Piece of the Puzzle

Color Insert

Appendixes

Basic Information for all Readers

A. Troubleshooting Your Cycle: Expecting the Unexpected

B. Frequently Asked Questions

C. The Menstrual Cycle: A Summary of Events Through the Use of the Proverbial 28-Day Model

Natural Birth Control

D. The Contraceptive Effectiveness of Natural Birth Control

E. The Difference Between Natural Methods of Birth Control

F. Birth Control Rules When You Can Only Chart One Fertility Sign

G. Checking Cervical Fluid Internally Before Ovulation

H. Tricky Coverlines

I. Using FAM While Breastfeeding

J. Using FAM During Long Cycles and Phases of Anovulation

Pregnancy Achievement

K. A Brief Look at Gender Selection

L. How to Research Fertility Clinics

Miscellaneous Resources

Fertility-Related Resources

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Annual Exam Form

Master Chart Options

Professional Praise

Excerpts from Letters to the Author

About the Author

Also by Toni Weschler

Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher