For couples struggling to conceive this book might be all that you need to read. Raymond Chang combines eastern and western medicine to provide a variety ways to treat infertility. The writing is not too complicated, as many fertility books tend to be, and it is pleasurable to read.

He begins by teaching the reader how to chart their cycles and explains in detail how conception occurs. The book continues with a run down of physical, mental and physiological causes of male and female infertility complete with natural and synthetic options for treatment. The author advises when surgery is needed, and discusses a hormone-balancing diet, herbs, vitamins, exercise and emotional balance. He suggests physical exercises such as yoga and great meditations to help relieve stress in the mind and body. The most striking thing about this book is how much it is centered on the idea that our modern lifestyle is a cause of infertility. The doctor explains how running every day, listening to the news every day, or high stress environments send signals to the body that the environment is not hospitable to a baby. He also shares his idea that living in a densely populated area sends similar signals to the body.

The book will give you an entirely new, holistic view, on fertility and your body. It is a refreshing text, complete with a sympathetic voice rather than the cold, calculated tone that is common to many fertility books. For women or men struggling with infertility, this is a must read! Pick up a copy here.