In Fertility

Praise for In Fertility:

“A remarkable story that will resonate with so many readers on their own journeys in fertility.”
—Leah Hazard, bestselling author of Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began

“The ideal way to create a book about the terrifying ups and downs of in vitro fertilization would be to assign an award-winning investigative journalist and writer to go through the soul-shaking process over and over and over again, with every conceivable outcome, and then have her write about it. Though it wasn’t designed that way, In Fertility is that book. An engrossing, profoundly personal and yet crisply objective journey through the harrowing, ever-so-human wilderness of in vitro fertilization and the business of laboratory conception.”
—Ian Brown, award-winning author of The Boy in the Moon and Sixty

“In Fertility is both memoir and exposé, but it reads like a page-turner. Kathryn Blaze Baum brings her seasoned journalist’s unflinching eye to an industry where costs and stakes run sky-high—and business is conducted inside women’s bodies, including the author’s own. In Fertility illuminates a subject of intimate importance to millions of Canadians, and makes visible the suffering that is too often invisible. It is also a gripping story, movingly told.”
—Emma Knight, Giller-shortlisted author of The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus

“Anyone considering fertility treatments should first read this book. In Fertility is a no-holds-barred examination of the labyrinthine process, the medical minutiae, the multi-billion-dollar baby-making industry and the punishing costs (physical, emotional and financial), combined with Kathryn Blaze Baum’s deeply personal reflections on the life-altering impacts of IVF and surrogacy.”
—André Picard, award-winning health reporter and bestselling author of Neglected No More

“In Fertility is a powerful, deeply needed guide for anyone struggling to get pregnant. It’s also an invaluable resource for the people in their lives who are supporting them. I wish I had had something like this when so many of my friends were in the trenches. The book is part impeccably reported science journalism, part memoir, and at times reads almost like a thriller.”
—Robyn Doolittle, award-winning journalist and bestselling author of Had It Coming

“Kathryn Blaze Baum’s In Fertility is a must-read for anyone embarking on the uncertain journey of starting or growing a family. Baum does for infertility what Emily Oster did for pregnancy—this is both a riveting personal account that is candid and thoughtful, and a highly informative and balanced exploration of an industry and process that touches so many, yet few know the truth about. I’m so grateful this book exists, and for Baum’s brave and compassionate voice.”
—Ashley Audrain, bestselling author of The Push and The Whispers

“Kathryn Blaze Baum expertly weaves her deeply personal fertility saga with an incisive investigation of the fertility industry and a thoughtful exploration of the ethics of surrogacy. The result is a brave, vulnerable and unflinchingly honest book that will be a source of wisdom and solace for countless couples on their journeys to parenthood.”
—Alexandra Posadzki, award-winning author of Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada’s Telecom Empire

“A deeply informative indictment of our baby-mad culture that blames people with uteruses for their failure—and, yes, we treat it as failure—to bear children, and then fails them medically, financially, logistically and informationally when they seek help.”
—Anna Mehler Paperny, bestselling author of Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me