Family Planning Masterclass: Evidence-based Answers to 1000 Questions

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Edition: New title, 11/1/2006
EAN 9781904752332, ISBN10: 1904752330

Paperback, 610 pages, 23.4 x 15.5 x 3 cm
Language: English

This book addresses questions asked by experienced family planning clinicians on topics where answers could not readily be found in standard texts. The questions and answers are based on the enquiries received by the Clinical Effectiveness Unit of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. This is an essential volume for all practitioners in the field, who can enquire within when faced with a dilemma in practice relating to a rare condition or a contentious issue, and find an authoritative answer.

Part I. Contraceptive Methods
1. Combined hormonal contraception
2. Progesterone-only contraception
3. Intrauterine contraception
4. Barrier methods
5. Sterilisation, fertility awareness-based methods and non-UK methods
6. Progestogen-only emergency contraception
7. Induced abortion
Part II. Service Issues for Community Services
8. Organisation of family planning services
9. Gynaecological problems in the family planning clinic
Part III. Contraception for Women with Medical Disorders
10. Drug interactions with contraception
11. Neurological disorders and cerebrovascular disorders
12. Congenital and acquired cardiovascular disorders
13. Liver disease and associated disorders
14. Renal disease
15. Skin disease
16. Breast cancer
17. HIV
18. Miscellaneous medical disorders A-C
19. Miscellaneous medical disorders D-H
20. Miscellaneous medical disorders I-Q
21. Miscellaneous medical disorders R-Z
Index.