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Families Facing Infertility

Information and resources for families facing the challenge of infertility.

Adopting After Infertility
Johnston (1992)
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Designed to help couples who are confronted with infertility make a decision about adoption.

Coping With Infertility
Resolve: The National Infertility Organization
Resources to help couples experiencing infertility.

Infertility and Adoption
Kupecky & Anderson (2001)
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Examines the impact of infertility on couples and considers the implications for adoption practice.

Infertility and Adoption Adjustment: Considerations and Clinical Issues
Brodzinsky (1997)
In Infertility: Psychological Issues and Counseling Strategies
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Describes research and clinical work in infertility and discusses various patterns couples demonstrate in dealing with infertility and a decision to adopt.

Infertility and the 'Bureaucratic' Child: Some Thoughts on the Treatment of Two Adopted Patients
Lousada (2000)
In The Dynamics of Adoption
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Explores the impact of infertility on adoptive parents' feelings about adoption and the effect of those feelings on the adopted child.

Infertility: Helping You Build a Family
Family Helper
Web and print resources in both the United States and Canada from this Canadian website.

Resolve: The National Infertility Organization
Provides education, advocacy, and support to those facing infertility.

Surviving Infertility: A Compassionate Guide Through the Emotional Crisis of Infertility
Salzer (1991)
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Help for infertile couples to understand their feelings, cope with others' reactions, survive stressful infertility treatments, and decide when to stop treatment.

 

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