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Having Your Baby Through Egg Donation

by Ellen Sarasohn Glazer, Evelina Weidman Sterling
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Overview

Having Your Baby Through Egg Donation is a comprehensive guide for those who are thinking of, or pursuing egg donation, as well as for those who are already parents through egg donation. It addresses the practical, financial, logistical, social and ethical questions that arise during the decision-making process. The book provides extensive information offered from a compassionate and hopeful perspective.

The second edition has been revised to be helpful to readers worldwide. The authors have updated the book to include travel for egg donation, as well as acknowledgment of how the emerging field of epigenetics impacts our thinking and understanding of egg donation

In clear and sensitive language, this book provides information, understanding and guidance for prospective families and the professionals who support them in their journey.

About the Author, Ellen Sarasohn Glazer

Ellen Sarasohn Glazer is a clinical social worker based at a private practice in Newton, Massachusetts, USA specializing in infertility, adoption, third party reproduction, pregnancy loss and parenting after infertility. The long awaited arrivals of daughters Elizabeth and Mollie inspired Ellen's work in the field of reproductive medicine. Evelina Weidman Sterling earned a PhD from Georgia State University and master's degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins University. She is also a Master Certified Health Education Specialist. She now works as a public health educator and researcher specializing in reproductive and women's health issues. Evelina lives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA with her husband and two children.

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Library Journal

For many infertile women who want to become pregnant, the only option is to use the eggs of a fertile donor. Glazer, a clinical social worker and infertility coach, and Sterling, a public health consultant, have teamed up to produce an exhaustive guide for anyone considering egg donation. This is not a clinical how-to book; the authors instead focus on "the psycho-social ramifications of having and parenting a baby using the ova of a donor." After briefly surveying the history of egg donation and the medical process involved, Glazer and Sterling discuss in depth finding and selecting a donor and egg donor programs; case studies provide a personal view of how couples and individuals make the decision. Ethical, legal, economic, and religious considerations, including the roles of lawyers and mental health counselors, are addressed in detail. Also well covered are tips on how to share this information with the family and talk with children born through egg donation. A list of resources and references rounds out the text. This excellent resource is highly recommended for most consumer health collections.-Jodith Janes, Cleveland Clinic Fdn. Lib. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Book Details

Published
June 15, 2013
Publisher
Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Pages
304
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781849059015

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