Contraception
Your Questions Answered
3rd Edition
Published in September 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
552 pages
978-0-443-06153-0 (ISBN)
Description
This work is a source of answers to the many types of questions asked about the reversible methods of contraception. Each chapter discusses a different type of birth control with the questions arranged in a logical order. This edition has been updated to include developments in the field of contraception. The chapter on the combined pill has been rewritten to include new information on circulatory diseases and data on breast cancer and the pill. Each chapter has been rewritten to accommodate the WHO scheme for contraindications.
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
65 illustrations, lists, index
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 133 mm
Weight
672 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-06153-0 (9780443061530)
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11/2003
4th Edition
Churchill Livingstone
€40.84
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John Guillebaud
Contraception
Book
08/1993
2nd Edition
Churchill Livingstone
€27.18
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Content
Glossary. Introduction: The Population Explosion and the Importance of Fertility Control. Aspects of Human Fertility and Fertility Awareness. Natural Birth Control. Male Methods. Vaginal Methods of Contraception. Oral Contraception. The Combined Oral Contraceptive (COC). Oestrogen-Free Hormonal Contraception. Intrauterine Devices. Emergency (Postcoital) Contraception. Conspectus: Present and Future. Appendix: Factors to Be Considered in Giving Contraceptive Advice. Further Reading. List of Pills. Index.