Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility - by Robert A Greene & Laurie Tarkan (Paperback)

About the Book

Written for women of all ages by an acclaimed hormone specialist, this breakthrough book describes findings about the effects of hormones on the brain, clarifies the pros and cons of hormone-replacement therapy, and provides a lifelong program for hormonal balance.

Book Synopsis

FOR THE ONE IN FIVE COUPLES WHO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY CONCEIVING

You have more than one hundred hormones circulating in your body-reproductive hormones, pregnancy hormones, sex hormones, metabolic hormones, and stress hormones-relaying messages from tissue to tissue, organ to organ, brain to body, and body to brain. An equilibrium, a perfect balance in both partners, often determines your ability to conceive and support a pregnancy. When your body is imbalanced, conception becomes very difficult. Luckily, hormonal imbalances can be corrected.

Drawing on the latest research in this field-which links underlying hormonal issues with infertility in men and women-Dr. Robert Greene, fertility specialist, ob/gyn, and reproductive endocrinologist, has created the Perfect Balance Fertility Program to help patients attain the optimal hormonal health that is necessary for conception. In Dr. Robert Greene's Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility, he shares his groundbreaking program so you can:

-Identify and correct the causes of the hormonal issues that affect fertility
-Use nutrition, exercise, and stress-reduction techniques to achieve a healthy equilibrium through a personalized plan
-Determine when it's time for basic or advanced reproductive techniques, such as IVF, and learn how to be your own advocate so you can avoid costly and unnecessary tests and treatments

Comprehensive, friendly, and accessible, Dr. Robert Greene's Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility reveals all your best options for achieving the optimal hormonal levels that will positively impact your chances for a successful pregnancy.

Review Quotes

"An insightful, encouraging, and provocative toolbox for couples seeking fertility."--Dr. Mehmet Oz, the co-author of the You series of books

"Greene is a fertility specialist, reproductive endocrinologist, obstetrician, gynecologist and hormone researcher, so his patients struggling with infertility, he says, are often surprised when, instead of suggesting state-of-the-art, expensive fertility treatments, he advocates changes in diet and lifestyle. Greene offers plenty of case studies to prove that his plan can work where assisted reproductive technologies fail. He believes that, in many cases, unexplained infertility is caused by imbalanced hormones. Improper diet, lack of exercise and stress can cause the body's hormones to go out of whack. With a dietary overhaul (drastically reduce animal products and go organic for starters), prenatal supplements and the addition of yoga or other stress reducers, Greene has been able to make many couples' dreams of having a baby come true. Greene points out that many other factors can affect fertility (exposure to extreme heat, toxic chemicals or bike riding on a hard seat, for example) and offers tips to improve your chances of conceiving. This book is a must-read for couples having difficulty getting pregnant."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

ROBERT A. GREENE, M.D., is the medical director of the Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine in California, and he is one of the country's leading hormone specialists and a practicing ob/gyn. A world-renowned brain researcher, he gives about 75 lectures a year to the worldwide medical community. His articles linking hormone depletion to brain health and quality of life have appeared in many major medical journals.

LAURIE TARKAN is an award-winning medical writer with more than twenty years of journalism and writing experience. She is the author of My Mother's Breast: Daughters Face Their Mothers' Cancer, writes about health issues for the New York Times, and has written for magazines, including Self, Child, Fit Pregnancy, Family Circle, and Health.