PrefaceChapter 1. Christie's Story: A Personal Infertility ExperienceChapter 2. Enhancing Your Chances: Optimizing Natural FertilityChapter 3. Against All Odds: Female InfertilityChapter 4. We're Part of It, Too: Male InfertilityChapter 5. The Embryo Just Won't Stick: Reproductive ImmunologyChapter 6. Not Tonight, Wait till Ovulation: Sexual DysfunctionChapter 7. No Periods for Me: AmenorrheaChapter 8. I Just Can't Stop Bleeding: Abnormal Vaginal BleedingChapter 9. Painful Periods, Nobody's Listening: EndometriosisChapter 10. I Have Acne, I'm Hairy, and I Just Can't Get Pregnant: Polycystic OvariesChapter 11. No Room for the Fetus: Uterine FibroidsChapter 12. Too Little, Too Early: MiscarriagesChapter 13. Wrong Place, Painful Conception: Ectopic PregnancyChapter 14. Help Is Here: Assisted Reproductive TechnologyChapter 15. Keep My Eggs Ripe: Social Egg FreezingChapter 16. Cancer Can't Stop Me: Fertility PreservationChapter 17. Building a Nontraditional Family: Nonbinary FertilityChapter 18. Building a Family while Serving the Nation: Military Fertility ServicesChapter 19. Help Me Preserve My Sanity: Managing StressChapter 20. How to Pay for It All: Financing the Infertility JourneyChapter 21. The Nontraditional Conception: Donor Insemination, Adopting Embryos, and BeyondChapter 22. The End Is in Sight: You're Pregnant—What's Next?Final WordsAcknowledgmentsResourcesIndex

This guide serves as a companion for those seeking information on preconception preparation, infertility testing and treatment, fertility preservation, the unique issues faced by the LGBTQIA+ community, and even the financial and emotional detours individuals may deal with along the way. As an infertility specialist, I give this book my highest recommendation to a wide spectrum of people looking for a comprehensive guide to enhance their fertility journey.—Teresa Erb, MD, Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine