"A wonderful addition for all those struggling with recurrent failure and loss." —Christo Zouves, MD, founder and director, Zouves Fertility Center, and author, Expecting Miracles
"This book certainly makes a complex subject reader-friendly from a personal perspective." —Zita West, author, Fertility & Conception
"An important addition to the literature regarding reproductive health . . . an intriguing and compelling insight into this critical area of science." —Noah Chalfin, Center for Ethics and Toxics
"This is a wonderful, rich in contents book for practitioners working in reproductive medicine. The news of Dr Beer's death was very sad but we are proud [that he leaves] us such a fortune [as] this book." —Koji Koyama, MD, president, International Society of Reproductive Immunology
According to this reference from a leading authority who has worked with more than 7,000 couples, women who have experienced difficulty conceiving or multiple miscarriages may be suffering from treatable dysfunctions of their immune systems. Providing details that are both technical and accessible, this book explains how chemical therapy can temporarily regulate immune responses that might otherwise unleash "natural killer cells." Sections cover the most common and adverse immune problems, including tissue compatibility, blood clotting defects, and antibodies that fight sperm, fetal cells, hormones, and neurotransmitters, and also outline clinical protocol for comprehensive immune testing. The discussion incorporates the author's own dramatic account of his clinical breakthroughs, the rejection of his ideas by mainstream medical practitioners, and his research showing that failed in vitro fertilization (IVF), infertility, and repeated miscarriages are often the result of abnormal immune reactions.
Alan E. Beer, MD, is a former chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School and the founder of the Alan E. Beer Center for Reproductive Immunology & Genetics. He lives in Chicago. Julia Kantecki is a marketing director who conceived and had a normal pregnancy after following immune therapy. Jane Reed is the founder and moderator of immunology support on Yahoo.com and the chief patient advocate for Dr. Beer. She lives in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Health
500 pages, Trade Paper, 6 x 9
Distribution Rights: WOR
$24.95 (CAN $33.95)
9780978507800 (0978507800) Pub Date: October 2006
AJR Publishing