Overcoming Infertility: A Guide for Jewish Couples

This wonderfully planned, somewhat lengthy book proides a scholarly, in-depth review of the impact of Jewish aw (Halacha) on the lives of orthodox Jewish couples in the iagnosis and management of their infertility problems. The chapters are filled with many references from cenuries of rabbinical debate, complemented by adequate uotes from modern scientific literature. It forms a wonderul reference for couples, their physicians, and rabbis. Repect for their medical needs and awareness of the limitaions imposed by Jewish laws must be addressed to ffectively provide adequate treatment for these couples. It is a must-have reference text for all rabbis counseling ewish infertile couples as it provides many resources rearding pathophysiology and therapeutic options related to hese matters. For all doctors who may treat orthodox Jewsh couples, it provides insight guiding their knowledge and ensitivity to the manner in which these patients’ religious bservance clearly affects their level of participation in their are.