Fertility Counseling: Case Studies

An updated and comprehensive book of case studies exploring the unique challenges of reproductive patient care in fertility counselling.

Sharon N. Covington (Edited by)

9781009014304, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 December 2022

160 pages
25.5 x 20.2 x 1 cm, 0.4 kg

This second edition of the essential guide for reproductive professionals is now available in a Clinical Guide and a Case Studies Guide, presenting the most current knowledge on counseling patients with diverse needs amidst rapidly advancing modern technology. The Case Studies guide relates the accessible, real-world experiences and perspectives as leading international practitioners share their stories applying clinical concepts to treatment practice. Chapters cover current, unaddressed and emerging areas in reproductive mental health including consequences of direct-to-consumer DNA testing, racial and cultural sensitivity and tele-mental health. Among the new topics are transgender ART, recurrent pregnancy loss, post-partum adjustment, and the pregnant therapist. For an in-depth presentation of clinical concepts, discover the Clinical Guide, which provides a foundational understanding of the medical and psychosocial experience of fertility treatment. An essential aid for medical and mental health professionals, this comprehensive guide allows clinicians to develop and refine the skills required to address the increasingly complex needs of fertility patients.

Part I. Introduction: 1. Collaborative reproductive healthcare model: A Patient-Centered Approach to Medical and Psychosocial Care Nancy Kaufman and Loree Johnson
2. Reproductive psychology and fertility counseling Susan Klock
Part II. Theraeutic Approaches: 3. Fertility counseling for individuals Linda Applegarth and Arabelle Rowe
4. Fertility counseling for couples Kristy Koser
5. Fertility counseling with groups Rachel Rabinor and Landon Zaki
6. Sexual therapy primer for fertility counselors Erika Kelley and Sheryl Kingsberg
7. 'It's Complicated': The Intersect between psychiatric disorders and infertility Katherine Williams and Lauri Pasch
8. 'Be Fruitful and multiply': Addressing spirituality in fertility counseling Megan Flood and Eileen Dumbo
Part III. Third Party Reproduction: Assessment and Preparation: 9. Counseling recipients of non-identified donor gametes Carol Toll and Patricia Sachs
10. Counseling Non-Identified gamete donors Laura Josephs and Uschi Van den Broeck
11. Counseling embryo donors and recipients Maya Grobel and Elaine Gordon
12. Special considerations in gestational surrogacy assessment and arrangements Tara Simpson and Mary Riddle
13. DNA and the end of anonymity: disclosure, donor-linkage and fertility counseling Kate Bourne
14. Family life after donor conception Maryilyn Crawshaw, Astrid Indekeu and Jane Ellis
Part IV. Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations: 15. The male experience with fertility and counseling William Petok and Brennan Peterson
16. Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Fertility Patients Sarah Holley and Lauri Pasch
17. Transgender ART Karen Wasserstein
18. A racially and culturally sensitive approach to fertility counseling Kimberly Grocher
Part V. Special Topics in Fertility Counseling: 19. Resiliency in reproductive loss Irving Leon
20. Reproductive trauma and PTSD: on the battlefield of fertility counseling Janet Jaffe
21. Pregnancy loss counseling Irving Leon
22. 'A little bit pregnant': Counseling for recurrent pregnancy loss Mia Joelsson
23. Pregnancy and post-partum adjustment in fertility counseling Laura Winters
24. Walking the tightrope: The pregnant fertility counselor Laura Covington and Janet Jaffe
Part VI. Practice Issues: 25. Telemental health in fertility counseling Carrie Eichberg and Lauren Berman
26. Nuts and bolts of fertility counseling: Legal issues and practice management William Petok and Margaret Swain
27. Ethical platform of assisted reproduction Jeanne O'Brien and Julianne Zweifel.

Subject Areas: Women's health [VFDW], Medical counselling [MQU], Clinical psychology [MMJ], Reproductive medicine [MFKC]