| View Larger Image | Having Your Baby Through Egg Donation | Hardcoverby Elen Sarasohn Glazer (Author), Evelina Weidman Sterling (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Perspectives Press (IN) | | Edition: | 1stst Edition | | Page Count: | 384 Pages | | Publication Date: | April 01, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 399,635th |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 12 reviews)
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Astonished by the 5* reviews for this! Very derogatory for those over 40 by blumuun  1 Stars
September 24, 2009
I checked out this book from the library since it seemed to be so well-reviewed and there wasn't, at that time, a lot of books like it. Thank goodness I did not waste my money on it! I will admit I did not read the entire book once I ran into the authors' negativity toward older (i.e. over 40) parents. If you are over 40, please just do not read this book. I will refrain from being completely unleashed in my opinion here, as that wouldn't really help anyone and probably just increase my own anger and negativity. And I'm sure you, like me, already have enough weighing you down what with probably trying to conceive on your own or with help and your own eggs for some time but failing - before investigating the use of donor eggs. This book will only make you feel worse. It is unfortunate that the author even feels the need to opine on the age issue, as it is obviously a completely subjective topic. Within reason, of course - I mean I think most people would agree that perhaps over 70 would be "on the old side" to be having a pregnancy :-) Many, if not the majority, of women seeking to use DE are probably over 40 - that is a leading reason for looking into this option in the first place, it is assumed that over-40 eggs are not optimally viable. I hope that the author reads some of this criticism and realizes the immense disservice to the women struggling to have a child and may find themselves to be over 40. And I truly hope that neither the author nor anyone close to her faces the pain of being in that position; she just may find that her views are not so solid on this topic after all.
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Great Book by R. Odom (Florida)  5 Stars
September 20, 2008
I am getting ready to go through IVF using donor eggs. This book answered many of my questions and reassured me of my decision to use donor eggs. I think anyone considering DE should take the time to read this book. I have passed it on to family members so they to will have a better understanding of the process.
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Don't Read if over 40! by L. Vaughn (Henderson, Nevada) 1 Stars
October 14, 2007
After seeing all the 5 star ratings for this book, I did my best to find some redeeming value in this diatribe. I felt that I was constantly slapped in the face with the authors views that wanting to have a baby over the age of 40 was selfish and unfair to the child. I'd like to inform the narrow minded authors that at age 40 I'm a much better parent than I would ever have been in my 20's and 30's. I have just as much energy and a lot more patience! Not to mention that my parents at 65 are no where near the geriatric burdens that the authors predict for my children in the future. Parenting is challenging at any age, and to assume that someone under the age of 40 is any more prepared for the task is absurd. I want my money back!
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A well needed book! by Hip Mom (Illinois) 5 Stars
September 20, 2007
Finally ~ A book for people deciding about egg donor. When I went through egg donor 5 years ago, there was VERY LITTLE info available, so this is wonderful to finally have a resource. Also, a woman commented on who in their 30's need egg donors. Actually, I was in my 20's and needed an egg donor. Many women have POF (Premature Ovarian Failure) and cannot have their own children, so this is the next best option.
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good info, bad editing by reader (Oakland, CA)  2 Stars
May 15, 2007
This book contains some useful information but is so full of typographical and grammatical errors that I could not finish it. In some portions, there is at least one typographical, spelling, or grammatical error on every page; sometimes there are multiple errors on a single page. I find it difficult to believe that the publisher allowed it to go to print in this form. That said, the book did stimulate my thinking on various issues related to the decision whether to undergo IVF with egg donation. If you can get past the bad editing, then it is worth perusing.
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