Helpful Links
American Fertility Association
The AFA is a national, non-profit organization which provides men and women, health care professionals, public officials and the media, both nationally and internationally, with information about infertility treatments, reproductive and sexual health and family building options including adoption and third-party solutions.
The American Pregnancy Association
The American Pregnancy Association is a national health organization committed to promoting reproductive and pregnancy wellness through education, research, advocacy, and community awareness.
Childbirth Education
Cara Mehlon, BBCI, CMT, offers a 10 week course on natural childbirth and breastfeeding entitled Birth Bootcamp.
Circle + Bloom
Mind-body programs for women’s health, fertility, pregnancy, and more.
FertilityAuthority
Fertility Authority is a web site dedicated to the topic of fertility. They provide tools and information to enable you to be proactive in your fertility. They offer articles, columns, blogs, message boards, research papers, and a video library.
PCOS Nutrition Center
The PCOS Nutrition Center was established to give you the support, tools, information and resources to make lasting changes in your eating, health and fertility.
Resolve: The National Infertility Association
Resolve: The National Infertility Association is a community for women and men with infertility and provides information, support and opportunities to take action.
Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
SART is the primary organization of professionals dedicated to the practice of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in the United States. ART includes the practice of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). The mission of our organization is to set up and help maintain the standards for ART in an effort to better serve our members and our patients.
One of the most important functions of our site is to help patients locate and contact infertility clinics and view national and individual clinic IVF success rates.
Books
The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies
By Randine Lewis, a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, who believes infertile couples should turn to Chinese Medicine as an alternative to what she considers painful, invasive, and time-consuming Western Treatments.
The Tao of Fertility: A Healing Chinese Medicine Program to Prepare Body, Mind, and Spirit for New Life
by Daoshing Ni and Dana Herko. The Tao of Fertility is a practical plan for conceiving using TCM with Taoist principles that can carry you through pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond.
If at First You Don’t Conceive: A Complete Guide to Infertility from One of the Nation’s Leading Clinics
by Williams Schoolcraft, MD, HCLD. Dr. Schoolcraft, one of the most renowned fertility specialists, offers hope to prospective parents by explaining what they need to know. The Complete Guide to Overcoming Infertilityoffers the latest information in the key areas of fertility drugs, insemination, in vitro fertilization, male infertility treatments, fertility options for cancer patients, and much more. It saves millions of hopeful parents from suffering and confusion by allowing them to become their own best advocates in the fight for fertility.
Fully Fertile: A Holstic 12-Week Plan for Optimal Fertility
by Tami Quinn, Beth Heller, and Jeanie Lee Bussell. The healing powers of traditional yoga, Oriental medicine, nutrition, and other mind/body techniques are accessible with this do-it-yourself manual for women who are struggling with infertility or just looking to improve their odds of conception.