Edited by Dr Mary Birdsall

For many, choosing to have children is the most important decision of their lives. Yet having children is not always easy - a healthy couple in their mid-thirties can sometimes take longer than eight months to conceive. Often there is little information available on how conception and pregnancy occur and the affects of age, lifestyle, contraception, illness and miscarriage on both men's and women'sfertility.

This clear, informative guide, by New Zealand's leading specialists in reproductive medicine, explains the process of getting pregnant an dhow to maximise your chances, how to protect your fertility, what to do if yo are trying for a baby but not succeeding, when and where to seek help, what tets will be done and why, and the treatment options available in New Zealand. There are also chapters on endometriosis and miscarriage and how their management is important in minimising later problems in getting pregnant. COping with the stress of fertility problems is an important issue and there is a chapter on this topic written by the counsellors at Fertility Associates. A list of support and information groups in NZ completes this readable yet authoritative guide.

Paperback, new edition 2008 reprint , 130 pages very good condition

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