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| Helping the Stork: The Choices and Challenges of Donor Insemination | 
 enlarge | Authors: Carol Frost Vercollone, Heidi Moss, Robert Moss
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 65896
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 002861917X
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.178
UPC: 021898619174
EAN: 9780028619170
ASIN: 002861917X
Publication Date: October 7, 1997
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Product Description
Helping the Stork The sourcebook for all the information parents-to-be need to know about the choices and challenges of donor insemination Each year donor insemination (DI) offers a pathway to parenthood for the hundreds of thousands who turn to family-building alternatives. Although DI is considered as often as adoption, couples facing male infertility, as well as single women and lesbian couples, have had few places to turn for information about this method, which has been shrouded in secrecy. In Helping the Stork, parents-to-be, as well as friends and family, doctors, and counselors, can explore the choices and challenges raised by this alternative to overcoming childlessness. This comprehensive handbook moves through each step of the process: reaching a solid decision about whether donor insemination is the best choice for a family's future; handling the difficult issue of privacy; selecting a donor and getting started; and learning to thrive as a family meeting DI's added challenges. Full of wisdom from medical and mental health experts, Helping the Stork is also enriched with stories from many families who share their insights and experiences. This book is a reassuring, supportive, and helpful guide that no one considering or going through the process of donor insemination should be without.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Not good if you're looking for information May 19, 2008
If you're looking for information about donor insemination, this is not the place to find it. You won't find anything about ovulation, LH surges, or the pros and cons of using frozen sperm in this book. This is a book strictly for heterosexual couples about the "emotional journey" of deciding to use donor insemination when they realize the husband is infertile.
 Helping the Stork April 8, 2008
Honestly, I felt this book was "just okay". It was informative, but a dry read. Also, it focuses mostly on couples.
 Great book! October 24, 2007
My wife and I have read this together as we started our journey with DI. Yes, the book does concentrate on heterosexual married couples, but it states that in the forward. Even if you aren't the norm, there is plenty of general info on DI that is useful for anyone using this method to create a family. Our favorite parts were the personal stories and experiences. They are sprinkled throughout the chapters and really gave us a chance to talk out some of our different thoughts and emotions.
There is technical/medical information, but it is not very in-depth. Most of the book deals with the emotional aspect of DI. Overall I highly recommend it.
Thank good ness for this book! June 3, 2003
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book was a wonderful tool for my husband and I when we were exploring DI as an option. This is the one book that truly addresses our unique infertility situation. None of the other infertility books spend more than a page talking about using donor sperm. This was wonderful!
A great book to help with the loss! October 31, 2002
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am a DI adoptee and I recommended this book to my mother. She really felt validated by the book. As an DI adoptee I also recommend "Adoption Forum" by Kasey Hamner. It covers DI from all angles. And those touched by DI are represented in many of the other topics. Oh, and remember, always disclose!!
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