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200 10$aBeyond second opinions $emaking choices about fertility treatment /$fJudith Steinberg Turiel
210   $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc1998
215   $ax, 393 p. $cill
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
311 08$a0-520-20854-4 
311 08$a0-520-08945-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 361-385) and index.
330   $a"Beyond Second Opinions" is both an expose of the risks, errors, and distortions surrounding fertility medicine and an authoritative guide for people seeking treatment. Accessible, comprehensive, and extremely well-informed, this book takes the reader beyond hype to the hard data on diagnoses and treatments. Judith Steinberg Turiel, a consumer health activist and herself a veteran of fertility treatments, uses the most up-to-date medical literature to shed new light on difficult decisions patients face today and on reproductive questions society must begin to address now. Those who are seeking a more balanced perspective to help them make better, more informed decisions will find a wealth of information about current reproductive interventions--from simple fertility pills to dazzling experimental options--as well as a discussion of the non-medical forces (economic and political) that shape an individual's treatment choices and reproductive outcomes. Despite quantities of information showered upon patients, they remain woefully misinformed; some fertility treatments may actually reduce chances for a successful pregnancy and threaten a patient's health. Turiel looks beyond surface claims to the real information, often uncovering counterintuitive findings and sometimes scandalous revelations. She exposes a realm of unregulated expansion, unscientific experimentation, and recent scandal over stolen embryos. Weaving together first-hand accounts, compelling stories, a range of scientific information, and lively anecdotes, Turiel addresses the persistent gulfs that separate medical professionals and health care consumers. In the process she arms laypeople with what they might not learn about infertility practices from doctors, patient education brochures, and the newspaper.
606   $aInfertility
606   $aHuman reproductive technology
608   $aLibros electronicos.
615  0$aInfertility.
615  0$aHuman reproductive technology.
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700   $aTuriel$b Judith Steinberg$f1948-$01151147
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