The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth

The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth
by Stephanie Brill

The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth
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Author: Stephanie Brill
Foreword: Preston Sacks
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07-01
ISBN: 1555839401
Number of pages: 528
Publisher: Alyson Books

Book Reviews of The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth

Book Review: geared for "reproductively challenged" OR 40+ woman
Summary: 3 Stars

Pros: very informative
Cons: too informative

My partner called this the "bad book" because it scared me. Did not enjoy the writer's tone-scare tactic like.
Was deciding between RACHEL PEPPER'S book and this...choose this one based upon the number of pages (like more pages would make me a better educated mother on this subject).

I was WRONG.

Since then I have ordered RACHEL PEPPER'S "Ultimate Guide"
LOVE IT!
She has a more relaxed feeling throughout
I found the snip-its of Real Stories from different lesbians & their experiences in every step of the conception process to be almost like a support group feel-encouraging you through this exciting journey.





Summary of The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth

The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth has been thoroughly updated ensuring that this book remains the best source for women embarking on this most important step. Authors Stephanie Brill, the co-founder of the nationally renowned Maia Midwifery and Preconception Services, draws upon her years of expertise in working with lesbians, single women, and all the many faces of alternative families.

Brill covers the latest information in insemination and fertility technology and presents the most up-to-date information on developments in all areas of conception and pregnancy, including:

  • New fertility drugs and protocols in fertility clinics that have become standard since publication of the first edition
  • How to time for self-insemination based on age considerations
  • The special needs of butch women and women who are transitioning from female to male
  • Expanded coverage of safe-sex practices during pregnancy

The wealth of information included in this indispensable volume makes The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth the definitive resource on childbirth for the new American family.

Stephanie Brill is co-founder of Maia Midwifery and Preconception Services in Berkeley, CA, which has achieved national recognition by helping thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals with every aspect of creating a family. Brill is also the author of The Queer Parent's Primer and serves as the director of Maia.

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