Women's Problems in General Practice

Women are the main users of the health services, and although some problems that women have are common to both sexes, very many of them are either unique to women or merit special consideration in the different sexes. This book provides the general practitioner with an up-to-date, critical, and above all practical review of the management and treatment of such problems - leaving out only the subjects of pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperal problems, as these are covered in another book in the series. Most symptoms that women develop are not associated with gross pathology, but they can nevertheless cause considerable distress. They need to be dealt with by general practitioners and others involved in primary care, who are both well informed and able to deal with such symptoms themselves, and who also know when hospital involvement becomes appropriate. For the second edition, the contributors have made substantial revisions to their chapters, and there are now new chapters on drink problems, and women and smoking. General practitioners, community physicians, occupational health physicians. Health education officers, hospital doctors, health visitors, social workers.