It Starts with the Egg: How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant Naturally, Prevent Miscarriage, and Improve Your Odds in IVF - Softcover

Fett, Rebecca

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0991126904 ISBN 13: 9780991126903

Publisher: Franklin Fox Publishing LLC, 2014

Synopsis

[This is the 2014 Edition. For the 2019 Edition, search for ISBN  0999676180] 
The latest scientific research is changing the way we think about fertility. Poor egg quality is emerging as the single most important cause of age-related infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and failed IVF cycles. It is also a major contributor to infertility in PCOS. 

Based on a comprehensive investigation of a vast array of scientific research, It Starts with the Egg reveals a groundbreaking new approach for improving egg quality and fertility. 

With a concrete strategy that includes minimizing exposure to toxins such as BPA and phthalates, choosing the right vitamins and supplements to safeguard developing eggs, and harnessing nutritional advice shown to boost IVF success rates, this book offers practical solutions that will help you get pregnant faster and deliver a healthy baby. 

"This timely synthesis of scientific literature is essential reading for both women and men wanting practical, evidence-based recommendations to enhance their fertility."
- Dr. Loretta McKinnon, Epidemiologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital.

"Rebecca Fett did a stellar job of researching and summarizing the current understanding of the impact of egg quality on IVF pregnancy chances."
- Dr. Norbert Gleicher, Reproductive Endocrinologist at The Center For Human Reproduction, New York.

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Additional Editorial Reviews:

"It Starts With The Egg uses the latest fertility research to show that women can take a proactive stand in assuring egg health and production, complimenting physician efforts to support fertility and health. Thus the specific strategies offered here are solidly backed by the latest medical research, not idealism; and they provide women with step-by-step options that are easily followed and clearly outlined...The text is lively, easily grasped, and blends solid science with all the background readers need to thoroughly comprehend the subject, from the history of fertility efforts to modern approaches...it doesn't get any clearer, more contemporary, or any easier than It Starts With The Egg. Any aspiring parent needs to add this self-help primer to their fertility program!"
- Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review

"For couples or individuals thinking of conceiving, and for those who have endured miscarriages, or been labeled with low fertility, this practical rendering of how to improve one's chances for pregnancy should be required reading."
- San Francisco Book Review              

"I wish this book had of been available when I first commenced IVF and before I miscarried four babies; it would have prevented me from some of the blind alley's and false turns I have pursued. In my view, this is a must read for those who want to get pregnant naturally and are having some difficulties, for those undertaking IVF, and for those who have experienced multiple miscarriages. I could not put this book down, riveted as I was to the simple explanations of complex science. I now find myself informed and empowered regarding the reasons and possible solutions for my infertility. It all makes much more sense now."
- Carolyn Martinez, The Compulsive Reader

About the Author

Rebecca Fett is a bestselling science writer with a degree in molecular biotechnology and biochemistry, and experience performing laboratory research in the field of genetics. Before becoming an author, she spent ten years as a patent litigation attorney at a large law firm in New York, where she specialized in analyzing scientific and clinical evidence for biotechnology companies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Franklin Fox Publishing LLC
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0991126904
• ISBN 13: 9780991126903
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304