We have now established a library which includes books*, magazines, brochures
and articles containing medical information relating to the latest drugs, treatments and procedures as well as supportive ideas and advice from professionals and people who have faced the fertility challenge themselves.

CHANA members are invited to browse through our library in the CHANA office - (in a confidential setting) and to borrow books and magazines (against a small refundable deposit of £5). Alternatively, books can be loaned and sent to members by post (payment will include deposit and postage fees).

You may find some of these books helpful:

The book will help you feel in control when faced with what can be a painful and isolating experience. Every aspect of ART and fertility problems is covered extensively, with a broad overview of topics such as IVF, IUI, donor insemination, egg donation, hormone treatment, surgery and surrogacy. Alternative viable options such as adoption and fostering are also discussed at length. Informed by experts in the field and by her own experience of two IVF treatment cycles, the author explains clearly and sympathetically topics such as how the reproductive system works, what can cause infertility, discuss drugs and treatment options and complementary medicine and self help.

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This book provides a confrontation of the issues that emerge from the new treatments of test tube babies, surrogacy and egg donation. Medicine, ethics, law, counselling and technology's approach are brought to shed light on recent controversies. The authors tell their personal story and expand upon the significance of infertility, broaching on subjects such as the chances of success, coping with childlessness, and new treatments, paying attention to the accompanying emotional and psychological factors.

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In a society geared towards parenting and children, coupled with recent developments such as artificial insemination and test tube conception, there seems to be an ever-growing incentive to seek a medical solution to infertility. The authors, themselves childless, seek to discuss tests, treatments and social prejudices, based on their own findings, with a focus on acceptance and the healing process.

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This book addresses the needs of those who have difficulty conceiving, as well as providing guidance for those planning to have a baby. The book includes information on fertility drugs, donor eggs and donor sperm, technologies for preventing chronic miscarriage and how lifestyle factors affect fertility. The book also provides a wealth of practical information about the exercises, food and supplements that encourage a faster, healthier conception.

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A comforting and practical book for parents grieving the death of an infant, through miscarriage or stillbirth. The authors draw on their experiences to provide gentle insights into the grief process, mourning and moving on.

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Written by two nationally recognised authors on the subject, a married couple who have themselves struggled to have a child, this book uses a total approach to overcoming infertility - helping you to deal with all the medical and psychological challenges as it pulls together the latest research to lead you every step of the way through this swiftly changing field.

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The authors bring an indispensable guide to how a low GI diet can help control PCOS. PCOS is a difficult syndrome for doctors to diagnose, but for the one in five UK women who suffer from it its symptoms can be debilitating and depressing; they include weight gain, difficulty conceiving, mood swings, excessive hairiness, acne, low energy and irregular periods. Low GI foods address insulin resistance - the underlying cause of PCOS - as well as being a scientifically proven way to lose weight safely and keep it off. In this easy-to-understand guide, the authors explain what PCOS is and how to recognise and get it diagnosed, guide you through low GI eating principles, and provide the tools to help you create and stick to a healthy lifestyle and a low GI diet.

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The Infertility Cure offers a natural way to support your efforts to get pregnant. Using easy-to-follow techniques and remedies involving diet, herbs and acupressure, Dr.
Randine Lewis shows how you can improve your overall health and well-being, strengthen the organs and systems vital to reproduction, heal specific conditions that may affect your fertility, and even support Western-based reproductive technology such as IVF and hormone therapy. With this book Dr. Lewis opens the door to new ideas about treating infertility that will give women hope as well as what they desire most - a healthy baby.

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This book takes couples down the obstacle-strewn path toward fertility, discussing all factors that encompass difficulty conceiving. It includes information, Torah outlook, and answers in a clear, practical manner. Topics discussed include: male fertility testing, IVF, adoption, niddah issues, faith, prayer, dealing with society, when to stop, choosing the right caregiver, procedures on Shabbos, being positive, and much more. The authors raise and answer sensitive and delicate questions such as: How do we know if there is a problem? How can the Torah be a source of support? What can we expect at the fertility clinic? Where are the side effects of fertility medication? Can one live a fulfilling life without children? This step-by-step, comprehensive guide is an indispensable tool for couples seeking fertility, but it will also be of great interest and benefit to relatives and friends of childless couples, as well as rabbis, therapists, and social workers.

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The book describes the tragic and bewildering experience of losing a baby through late miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. Based on the experiences of the many parents who are bereaved in this way, it deals with the feelings of grief and isolation experienced, through a compilation of stories and quotes taken from letters and interviews. This book offers compassion and support, and also endeavours to give sources of information for parents, recommendations for the professional practice, and updated medical information as to the known causes behind perinatal death.

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Approximately one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage yet for each woman it is a deeply personal experience. This sympathetic and supportive book explores the many different ways on which women physically experience miscarriage and emotionally react to it. Drawing on accounts by over 350 women of how it was for them, it will help every woman who has miscarried make sense of her loss and find her own way of coping
with the confusion that frequently follows.

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