Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant - Softcover

Greene M.D., Robert A.; Tarkan, Laurie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0307337405 ISBN 13: 9780307337405

Publisher: Harmony/Rodale, 2008

Synopsis

FOR THE ONE IN FIVE COUPLES WHO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY CONCEIVING

You have more than one hundred hormones circulating in your body–reproductive hormones, pregnancy hormones, sex hormones, metabolic hormones, and stress hormones–relaying messages from tissue to tissue, organ to organ, brain to body, and body to brain. An equilibrium, a perfect balance in both partners, often determines your ability to conceive and support a pregnancy. When your body is imbalanced, conception becomes very difficult. Luckily, hormonal imbalances can be corrected.

Drawing on the latest research in this field–which links underlying hormonal issues with infertility in men and women–Dr. Robert Greene, fertility specialist, ob/gyn, and reproductive endocrinologist, has created the Perfect Balance Fertility Program to help patients attain the optimal hormonal health that is necessary for conception. In Dr. Robert Greene’s Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility, he shares his groundbreaking program so you can:

·Identify and correct the causes of the hormonal issues that affect fertility
·Use nutrition, exercise, and stress-reduction techniques to achieve a healthy equilibrium through a personalized plan
·Determine when it’s time for basic or advanced reproductive techniques, such as IVF, and learn how to be your own advocate so you can avoid costly and unnecessary tests and treatments

Comprehensive, friendly, and accessible, Dr. Robert Greene’s Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility reveals all your best options for achieving the optimal hormonal levels that will positively impact your chances for a successful pregnancy.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

In this breakthrough book, world-renowned hormone specialist Dr. Robert Greene explores the connection between two of the least understood--and yet most important--physiological factors: hormones and the brain. In "Perfect Balance, Dr. Greene presents a comprehensive program for reaching hormonal balance, including how to:
-craft a personalized hormone therapy program that's unique to your body and your symptoms
-avoid forgetfulness, moodiness, sexual dysfunction, and even the advance and progression of Alzheimer's disease
-understand the pros and cons of the latest cutting-edge hormone therapies
-establish your individual hormone profile, gauge your progress, and determine when and how to target lingering problems
-recognize "good" and "bad" estrogen--and how to balance the two types
-troubleshoot your symptoms, including migraines, hot flashes, sleeplessness, and depression
-implement the Perfect Balance Diet and Exercise Program, designed for optimal hormonal health
Dr. Greene explains that hormones play a role in every aspect of your health, from quality-of-life issues to the onset of certain diseases, and he shows how righting your hormonal balance can bring about sweeping improvements to your overall health. Sure to become a trusted resource, "Perfect Balance is the most groundbreaking book on women's health in decades.

About the Author

ROBERT A. GREENE, M.D., is the medical director of the Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine in California, and he is one of the country’s leading hormone specialists and a practicing ob/gyn. A world-renowned brain researcher, he gives about 75 lectures a year to the worldwide medical community. His articles linking hormone depletion to brain health and quality of life have appeared in many major medical journals.

LAURIE TARKAN is an award-winning medical writer with more than twenty years of journalism and writing experience. She is the author of My Mother’s Breast: Daughters Face Their Mothers’ Cancer, writes about health issues for the New York Times, and has written for magazines, including Self, Child, Fit Pregnancy, Family Circle, and Health.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harmony/Rodale
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0307337405
• ISBN 13: 9780307337405
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352