false 129511 5 This comprehensive book explains in lucid, assured terms how to practice the fertility awareness method (FAM), a natural, scientifically proven but little-known form of birth control (which is <I>not</I> to be confused with the woefully ineffective "rhythm" method). Author Toni Weschler has been teaching fertility awareness for almost 20 years, and it's only just now gaining in popularity. As the book explains, by using simple fertility signs including peaks in morning body temperature and changes in cervical position and cervical mucus, it's possible to determine when ovulation is taking place. Fertility awareness is therefore useful for not only couples who are trying to conceive, but for those who are aiming to avoid pregnancy without the use of chemical contraceptives. It will be of special interest to those women who have suffered from infertility; many FAM practitioners have told the author that by filling in the detailed charts in the book, they've realized that they were chronically miscarrying, even when their doctors told them they weren't conceiving at all. As the book explains, by charting body temperature, it's simple to tell when pregnancy has occurred--and when there's danger of miscarriage. <I>Taking Charge of Your Fertility</I> also explains how to choose the sex of your baby by timing intercourse according to certain fertility signs. It also features thorough, easy-to-understand explanations of hormones, the menstrual cycle, and menopause, along with fertility tests and treatments and their long- and short-term side effects, plus a topnotch resource section. Recommended for any woman who wants to better understand her body. <I>--Erica Jorgensen</I> 124735 1995 Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health total:1274|5:796|4:367|3:93|2:14|1:4| 1274 5759 1599 424 4 6 true false Sat Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 20:25:12 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 18:44:41 -0700 2008
It's totally famous and often recommended. However, I picked this hefty volume up once in B&N, and after leafing through several pages of complicated looking charts and completely gross close-up pictures of what-I-...more...]]> 5 4 false false Wed Jul 18 07:22:45 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 02:59:42 -0700 2007 You don't have to be "taking charge" of your fertility - I feel the title puts off women who are not trying to currently reproduce. It's more of a user's manual for your entir...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jul 23 09:23:30 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 09:40:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Apr 23 21:47:26 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 21:51:18 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 15:21:25 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 07:56:02 -0700 2007 is not the rhythm method!).

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I am an (usually rather quiet-ish) advocate of natural birth cont...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jul 04 03:30:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 03:35:04 -0700 2009
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The book is full of great information, especially if you want full disclosure on the processes that a woma...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 28 12:46:31 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 12:52:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 10 20:42:09 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 20:52:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jun 12 13:21:49 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 13:26:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 23 18:22:30 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 18:25:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Oct 19 23:17:54 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 23:19:33 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Sun Jan 25 15:34:25 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 05:56:00 -0800 2009 should have had and it ought to be required reading for all women and all men who sleep with women. Personally, all I got by way of ‘sex education’ was a graphic slide show of STDs and one scary video of a woman giving birth using “ mental focus” to ma...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Jun 25 12:07:26 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 12:09:47 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 11:34:04 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 22:54:04 -0700 2009
The book presents sympto-thermal charting in an understandable manner, but it really focuses on trying to get pregnant rather th...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 10:31:04 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 10:37:28 -0700 2009 1 more...]]>