Contraception: Your Questions Answered E-book (ebook)

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Now in edition 6, Contraception: Your Questions Answered has been completely revised and updated to incorporate all the latest information.

New to this edition:

• New methods

• Combined hormonal contraception: Qlaira
• Implant: Nexplanon
• Emergency contraception: ulipristal acetate
• New regimens

• Extended and continuous combined hormonal contraception
• Quick starting and bridging
• Updates

• Drug interactions and hormonal contraception
• Missed pill rules

• New co-author, Anne MacGregor, Director of Clinical Research, the City of London Migraine Clinic and Honorary Professor, Centre for Neuroscience & Trauma, Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry

? Associate Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, Barts Sexual Health Centre, St Bartholomew?s Hospital, London

?Provides a wealth of information...graphically illustrates the need for practitioners to be thoroughly knowledgeable.?

Toni Belfield, Director of Information, Family Planning Association

• Popular question and answer format.

New to this edition:

• New methods

• Combined hormonal contraception: Qlaira
• Implant: Nexplanon
• Emergency contraception: ulipristal acetate
• New regimens

• Extended and continuous combined hormonal contraception
• Quick starting and bridging
• Updates

• Drug interactions and hormonal contraception
• Missed pill rules

• New co-author, Anne MacGregor

? Director of Clinical Research, the City of London Migraine Clinic

? Honorary Professor, Centre for Neuroscience & Trauma, Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry

? Associate Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, Barts Sexual Health Centre, St Bartholomew?s Hospital, London01. Introduction: the population explosion, sexual and contraceptive history-taking and counselling - the importance of fertility control.

2. Aspects of human fertility and fertility awareness: natural birth control.

3. Male methods of contraception.

4. Vaginal methods of contraception.

5. The combined oral contraceptive - selection and eligibility.

6. The combined oral contraceptive - follow-up arrangements and new routes of administration.

7. The progestogen-only pill.

8. Injectables and implants.

9. Intrauterine devices and systems.

10. Emergency (postcoital) contraception.

11. Contraception for the young, the not quite so young - and in future.

Further reading. Websites. Appendices.