Mark P Trolice M DThe Fertility Doctor's Guide to Overcoming Infertility
Discovering Your Reproductive Potential and Maximizing Your Odds of Having a Baby
Mark Trolice, MD, is a leading medical expert on fertility and a physician who has counseled many hundreds of couples as they cope with and solve their infertility challenges. He is board-certified in both OB/GYN and REI (Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility). The clinic he directs, Fertility CARE: The IVF Center is in Winter Park, Florida, and he is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He lectures frequently to experts in his field, but also speaks often to lay audiences of prospective parents. He is one of the few infertility specialists in the world to host an infertility podcast. On his podcast, Fertility Health, he reviews and discusses the most recent infertility topics, trends, and technology. He has appeared more than one hundred times in newspapers, on websites, and on television stations as a friendly and authoritative voice who can speak directly to parents about their concerns. He lives in Orlando, Florida.
Foreword by Brenda Strong
Preface
1 The Music of Medicine
2 First, Protect Your Fertility
3 Optimizing Women’s Prenatal Health
4 Understanding Ovulation
5 The Reality of Ovarian Age Testing
6 Optimizing Men’s Prenatal Health
7 Confronting Infertility
8 Confronting Secondary Infertility
9 An Overview of Infertility Causes and a Guide to the First Steps in a
Fertility Evaluation
10 Treatments You Should Avoid
11 Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL)
12 Endometriosis: Pain or Infertility?
13 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
14 The Male Factor
15 Self-Help Fertility Methods
16 Fertility Medications
17 Reproductive Procedures
18 Embryo Testing and Genetics
19 Financing Infertility Treatments
20 Early Pregnancy Complications
21 Preserving Fertility from Cancer
22 LGBTQ Fertility Options
23 Three Case Histories on Donation and Adoption
24 The Top Ten Questions and The Hard Facts about Each
Definitions of Acronyms and Initialisms
Resources
About the Author
Index
