Alan E. Beer - Is Your Body Baby-Friendly?: Unexplained Infertility, Miscarriage & IVF Failure – Explained

Is Your Body Baby Friendly?

Copyright 2006, 2009 and 2012 by Alan E. Beer, M.D., Julia Kantecki & Jane Reed

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Special thanks to Kristina Lerman for providing the back cover photo of Dr Beer.

ISBN: 0-9785078-0-0

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This book is for informational purposes only; it is not intended to replace medical advice or to be a substitute for a physician. The material within this book should be used in cooperation with your own physician to help deal with your personal health problems. All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this book as of the date published. However, as medical information can change rapidly, it is strongly recommended that you discuss all health matters and concerns with your physician before embarking on new diagnostic or treatment strategies. The authors and the publisher expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects arising from the use or application of the information herein.

Dedicated to Dr Rupert E. Billingham, PhD, DSc, my mentor, collaborator and dear friend.

The purpose of science is to change belief! If you believe that infertility, IVF failure, recurrent miscarriages, prematurity, and low birthweight are Gods will, which is not testable scientifically, you will never try to find effective treatment.

Sir Peter Medawar (Nobel laureate)

Reproductive failure and repeated pregnancy loss is devastating for the patients involved. The devastation is emotional, physical and financial and can mean the loss of valuable ovarian time for the patient, and frustration and disappointment for the practitioners involved.

There is always a reason for any pregnancy loss and this book very eloquently lays out the standard testing. Dr Alan Beer then examines and categorizes what can be done in the so called unexplained, and by inference hopeless, cases. Once the usual factors like chromosomal abnormalities, uterine defects, infections and the hormonal milieu have been excluded, this book speaks to a group of patients who still have unexplained loss.

The immune system is at the center of who we are. It protects us against infections and abnormal cells that can in some cases become malignant. Many patients with cancers previously labeled terminal and untreatable are now being treated by inducing a favorable immune response to markers derived from the actual tumors themselves.

It amazes me how long it has taken fertility practitioners to make the connection between recurrent failed treatment and recurrent loss, and the immune mechanism of attack given the fact that the implanting embryo is genetically different from the mother or carrier. Something almost magical happens to prevent rejection of this graft in the vast majority of pregnancies. For a small group of patients, this magical event does not happen and we are left with immune attack and thrombosis, which either prevents implantation or causes loss or inadequate intrauterine nutrition.

Dr Alan Beer has devoted his life to the investigation and treatment of recurrent failed treatment and pregnancy loss. I have had the privilege of knowing him and treating patients with him for almost 15 years.

In this book, he seeks rational explanations and lays out modalities of treatment, which have helped thousands of patients who previously had been given no hope, to receive the precious gift of Parenthood.

Christo Zouves, M.D.
Medical Director
Zouves Fertility Center
Daly City, California

Infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss and IVF failure might not be a matter of chance your immune system may be the cause.

The worst feeling for most women, after the physical pain of miscarriage and the emotional anguish of an assisted conception failure have long passed, is that of sheer hopelessness. With no answers to be found and no prospect of achieving a healthy pregnancy, many sink into total depression. Living without hope is a soul destroying existence. The months and then the years pass by. Time may heal, but the doubts and questions remain; Why has this happened? What went wrong? Was it my fault?

Having investigated the area for more than 25 years, Dr Alan E. Beer has uncovered explanations for previously unexplained infertility, IVF (in vitro fertilization) failure and pregnancy loss. He has treated over 7,000 couples, and through his pioneering program has achieved pregnancy success rates of more than 85% within three natural cycles or IVF attempts.

Averaging just over 36 years old, his patients could be considered the no hopers of the reproductive populace, having endured around four failed IVF cycles or pregnancy losses that have been deemed unexplained (or idiopathic) by mainstream medical practitioners. These are not young women with relatively minor problems, but the battle weary survivors of years of infertility treatments who have usually tried every conventional and alternative therapy yet they still achieve success with Dr Beers program.

His patients are often self referred, having discovered Dr Beer through a combination of frustration and determination unable to accept that no one can explain why they cannot have a baby, or help them overcome their difficulties. In a way, they too have become pioneers, forging a path through new medical territories and making the journey easier for others to follow. Some have shared their stories here to inspire other women who may be stuck in a hopeless void of unanswered questions.

Dr Beer has identified five categories of immune problem that can cause pregnancy loss, IVF failure and infertility. The logic behind these theories is explained, as well as the way the immune system works and how imbalances within it can affect pregnancy outcome. It is then revealed how these problems can be addressed by temporarily regulating the immune response to make the body more baby friendly.

These discoveries will finally put many minds at rest by providing answers to the unanswered questions that can plague those who are experiencing or have experienced reproductive failure. As Dr Beer says, The only way to live with infertility and loss is to fill your mind with facts. You need to find out what the problems are, and if they have a reasonably good chance of being treated. Otherwise you sentence yourself to an endless punishment of self blame, sadness, loss of hope and doubt.