The Contraception Sourcebook
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: November 13, 2001
Place of publication: Chicago, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780737304039
Subjects: Birth control, contraception, family planning; Pregnancy, birth & baby care; Sex & sexuality; Pregnancy & Childbirth; Family / Parenting / Childbirth; Medical; Women's Health - General; Health & Fitness / Women's Health; Contraception; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Birth control; Consumer education
First sentence: OVER THE COURSE of human civilization, innumerable theories have developed with regard to the origins of pregnancy.
Table of contents: title: The history of contraception -- Oral contraceptives. History -- Pharmacology -- Types of oral contraceptives -- Mechanism of action -- Over-the-counter-pill use -- Efficacy -- Use of oral contraceptives -- Directions for use -- Noncontraceptive health benefits -- Hormonal effects of oral contraceptives -- Evaluation of side effects -- Assessment of pill side effects -- Possible adverse side effects of oral contraceptive use -- Clinical management of side effects -- Medical considerations -- Return of fertility -- Fetal effects -- Myths -- Counseling -- Resting -- Compliance / continuation -- Progestin-only oral contraceptives -- Emergency contraception -- Future trends -- Summary -- Contraceptive implants. Insertions -- Removals -- Side effects -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- Continuation rates -- Candidates for use -- Counseling -- Litigation -- Future implants -- Injectable contraceptives. Administration -- Effectiveness -- Advantages -- Bleeding patterns -- Cultural attitudes -- Disadvantages -- Cancer -- Osteoporosis -- Future fertility -- Fetal effects -- Contraindications -- Usage -- New injectables -- Intrauterine devices. History -- Development -- Current IUDs -- Dalkon shield -- Mechanisms of action -- Effectiveness -- Insertion -- Side effects / complications -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- Good candidates for IUD use -- Poor candidates for IUD use -- Instructions for use -- Myths and misperceptions -- Usage Future IUDs -- Female barrier contraceptives. Spermicides -- Diaphragm -- Cervical cap -- Vaginal contraceptive sponge -- Female condom -- Periodic abstinence. Methods / -- Congenital anomalies -- Effectiveness -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- Lactational amenorrhea. Effectiveness -- Contraceptive options -- Additional methods of female contraception. Vaginal rings -- Contraceptive patches -- Contraceptive gels -- Female sterilization -- Douching -- Female immunologic methods -- Male contraception. Withdrawal -- Condoms -- Male sterilization -- Medical approaches -- Male immunological methods -- Male reactions -- The current status of contraception. The need for better contraception -- The current status of contraceptive research and development -- Funding sources -- Drug and device regulation -- Innovation versus liability -- Political considerations -- The doctor-patient relationship -- The loss of the U.S. Leadership role -- The future of contraception -- Epilogue.