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Having Your Baby Through Egg Donation Hardcover – April 15, 2005

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Increasingly, friends, family members or physicians are asking, Have you thought about egg donation? It is asked of women who have lost ovaries (or ovarian function) to cancer treatment, women born without ovaries or having lost them to surgery, women unable to attempt pregnancy until over 30, young women being diagnosed with premature ovarian failure, and gay couples, more and more of whom are considering parenthood.Having Your Baby Through Egg Donation is a comprehensive book for people considering parenthood through donated ova, and those supporting them. It takes readers through the decision-making process, focusing on questions they are likely to be asking themselves, Are we candidates for egg donation? Will it work? How much does it cost? How do we find a donor? How do we talk about our decision with others? How will we tell our children? Ethical questions related to egg donation are also Can a donor truly have informed consent Is it ethically correct for donors to receive payment, and, if so, is the payment for 'time and effort' or for their eggs?In simple, clear, informative, and sensitive language, the book addresses feelings that arise for individuals and couples facing egg donation decisions and provides information, understanding and guidance for prospective families and the professionals who support them in their the journey.
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    April 15, 2005
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...chocked full of information and resources... covers medical, ethical and psychological aspects completely than anything previously available. -- Carole LieberWilkins, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist, Los Angeles

...indispensable resource for all involved: married couples, singles, gay/lesbian couples; donors/gestational carriers; medical personnel; friends and family -- Patricia Mahlstedt, Ed.D, Psychologist, Private Practice, Houston, Texas Patricia Mahlstedt, Ed.D Psychologist, Private Practice Houston, Texas

In very basic language and terminology, Glazer and Sterling guide the reader through the maze of feelings and considerations -- Andrea Mechanick Braverman, Ph.D., Director of Psychological Services, Pennsylvania Reproductive Associates of the Women's Institute

factual and humane must read for professionals focusing efforts on application and refinement of ovum donation procedures. -- Luigi Mastroianni, Jr., M.D., The William Goodell Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

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Increasingly, friends, family members, or physicians are asking , "Have you thought about egg donation?" It is asked of women who have lost ovaries (or ovarian function) to cancer treatment, women born without ovaries or having lost them to surgery, women unable to attempt pregnancy until they were over 30, young women being diagnosed with premature ovarian failure, and gay couples, more and more of whom are considering parenthood through collaborative reproduction.

Having Your Baby Through Egg Donation is the first comprehensive book for people considering parenthood through donated ova. It takes readers through the decision making process, focusing on questions they are likely to be asking themselves, including: "Are we candidates for egg donation?" "Will it work?" "How much does it cost?" "How do we find a donor?" "Should we ask a family member or work with a stranger?" "How do we talk about our decision with others?" "How will we tell our children?" Ethical questions related to egg donation are also examined: "Can a donor truly have informed consent?" "Is it ethically correct for donors to receive payment, and, if so, is the payment for time and effort or for their eggs?" Perhaps the thorniest question of all is "How old is too old?"

For readers facing the unfamiliar new terrain of ovum donation, Ellen Sarasohn Glazer and Evelina Weidman Sterling are wise and compassionate guides. In simple, clear, informative, and sensitive language, they address feelings that arise for individuals and couples facing egg donation decisions. Drawing from different and complementary areas of expertise-Glazer is a counselor and infertility coach, Sterling a public health specialist and medical ethicist-they provide readers with information and understanding

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Perspectives Pr; First Edition (April 15, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0944934323
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0944934326
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.68 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
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    I have been helping people build families for over thirty years. I meet with folks struggling with infertility and pregnancy loss and help them find paths to parenthood. Much of my work is in adoption and egg donation but I also works with individuals and couples who are going through sperm donation, surrogacy and embryo placement.

    I have loved to write for as long as I can remember. When I was very young, I wrote stories about a flower family and stapled them together. That was my first venture into publishing! Over the years, I have written essays and feature stories that have made their way into various publications. I have tried my hand at young adult fiction and even wrote a screenplay. However, most of my writing has been in my field. I have co-authored and authored books on infertility, parenting after infertility and now egg donation. I am happy to have teamed up with Evelina Sterling to write--and more recently--update, Having Your Baby Through Egg Donation. The new slimmer and more global edition has been gestating for several months and has a due date of mid June!

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E. Wilson
4.0 out of 5 stars Conflicted
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2007
I was excited to find a book that addressed my issues of infertility exactly, but this book made me feel that even those in the "infertility family" did not approve of my decision. There is a tremendous amount of information and the book covered every possibility of reaching the egg donation decision. However, the authors were not supportive of mothers considering egg donation if they were over 45 years old and repeated that lack of support throughout the book.

The beginning of the book has a section discussing seemingly all ways of arriving at the decision of egg donation and they were positive about all of them except women who need both a donated egg and donated sperm, which happens to be my situation. The authors dismissed this option as "unfair to the child" and barely discussed it in the rest of the book.

I would recommend this book for a good overview of the emotional ups and downs, but take it with a grain of salt if you are older or are not lucky enough to have family to donate for you.
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Zinziber Tea
5.0 out of 5 stars best book on the subject
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2012
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a must-read if you are in the process. information contained is invaluable if you are serious about donation (giving or receiving) and the ethical issues pertinent. my brilliant child conceived thru egg donation,much of the success of which i attribute to this compilation. i wanted to understand the issues. age discrimination should be considered; it is real. happily this book introduces it in a rather realistic, if not terribly sensitive, way. my age at conception was 47; age discussion in the book did not trouble me in the least. other issues in the topic are so much more critical. they are clearly presented and well-discussed.
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L. Vaughn
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Read if over 40!
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2007
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After seeing all the 5 star ratings for this book, I did my best to find some redeeming value in this diatribe. I felt that I was constantly slapped in the face with the authors views that wanting to have a baby over the age of 40 was selfish and unfair to the child. I'd like to inform the narrow minded authors that at age 40 I'm a much better parent than I would ever have been in my 20's and 30's. I have just as much energy and a lot more patience! Not to mention that my parents at 65 are no where near the geriatric burdens that the authors predict for my children in the future. Parenting is challenging at any age, and to assume that someone under the age of 40 is any more prepared for the task is absurd. I want my money back!
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Roxanne Jones
2.0 out of 5 stars Snarky Comments Against Older Mothers
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2006
I was really looking forward to reading this book. However, I was really disappointed and disturbed by the bias that the authors have against older mothers. At times you hear a running theme about how older parents "will be feel out of the loop at school activities and functions" and how a radiologist friend snarked how these older moms are getting mammograms with young children in tow. Just who do they think egg donor recipients are? Are only younger women in their 30's the only ones who deserve to get egg donation. I thought they would be more objective.
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M. Gatlin
3.0 out of 5 stars Informative - But be prepared if you are over 40
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2011
I liked this book and I didn't like this book if that's possible. After seeing all the 5 star ratings for this book I was excited to read it. Finally a book on egg donation. And while I found it to be informative and helpful I couldn't help but feel as if the authors views were not supportive to those of us who were embarking upon the journey of egg donation and that wanting to have a baby over the age of 40 was selfish and unfair to the child. I will tell you I am a much better and present parent than I would have been in my 20's and even early 30's. I have much more patience now than I did many years ago. I think it's fair to say that parenting at any age is challenging, and I think women over 40 should be encouraged and supported if they wish to have a child through egg donation.
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Sawman
5.0 out of 5 stars Just what we needed.
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2013
My wife and I have struggled with infertility for over five years. It's been hard for both of us to hear that donor egg is recommended. This book provided us with a great introduction to the subject. The authors are clear, comprehensive, compassionate, and balanced in their approach to egg donation and other options, such as adoption. We both came away from reading the book feeling much more informed and more prepared to move forward with this and most importantly, we are finally finally optimistic.
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AndreaInVA
1.0 out of 5 stars Astonished by the 5* reviews for this! Very derogatory for those over 40
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2009
I checked out this book from the library since it seemed to be so well-reviewed and there wasn't, at that time, a lot of books like it. Thank goodness I did not waste my money on it! I will admit I did not read the entire book once I ran into the authors' negativity toward older (i.e. over 40) parents. If you are over 40, please just do not read this book. I will refrain from being completely unleashed in my opinion here, as that wouldn't really help anyone and probably just increase my own anger and negativity. And I'm sure you, like me, already have enough weighing you down what with probably trying to conceive on your own or with help and your own eggs for some time but failing - before investigating the use of donor eggs. This book will only make you feel worse. It is unfortunate that the author even feels the need to opine on the age issue, as it is obviously a completely subjective topic. Within reason, of course - I mean I think most people would agree that perhaps over 70 would be "on the old side" to be having a pregnancy :-) Many, if not the majority, of women seeking to use DE are probably over 40 - that is a leading reason for looking into this option in the first place, it is assumed that over-40 eggs are not optimally viable. I hope that the author reads some of this criticism and realizes the immense disservice to the women struggling to have a child and may find themselves to be over 40. And I truly hope that neither the author nor anyone close to her faces the pain of being in that position; she just may find that her views are not so solid on this topic after all.
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