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Contraceptive Technology
Author/s: Deborah KowalOVERVIEW
The leading family planning reference for over 30 years with more than 2 million copies in print
Contraceptive Technology is a one stop, person-centered reference guide for students and practitioners in sexual and reproductive health care professions. Whether it is family planning, discussing reproductive desires, maintaining contraception while managing a specific condition, abortion, reproductive tract infection or post-partum contraception, this trusted resource can be referenced in any situation when working with patients seeking guidance on reproduction, sexual health, and contraceptive options.
Now in its 22nd edition, this best-selling reference provides breadth, depth of knowledge, and expansive research from over 85 medical experts in the fields of contraception, sexual health, reproductive health, and infectious disease. With a holistic approach, this edition continues the tradition of focusing on the individual patients, meeting them where they are to offer respectful, appropriate care and services. Contraceptive Technology elevates awareness of new and time-honored technologies available in contraception, demystifies misperceptions, provides current, fact-based information, and emphasizes a person-centered approach.
- NEW chapter discusses inequities and disparities in reproductive health.
- NEW chapter offers comprehensive, detailed information on reproductive health care for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
- Provides a cutting-edge interpretation and explanation of effectiveness and efficacy rates.
- Offers education for students and practicing providers on how to approach conversations with patients on controversial topics.
- Guidance on best practices for challenging situations and perplexing diagnoses on a wide range of reproductive and sexual health issues.
- Up-to-date resources available to support providers and patients.
- Topics include menstruation and menstrual disorders, contraceptive counseling, safety considerations, technologies from implants to patches to pills and technologies in development, permanent contraception, STIs, HIV prevention, mental health, pregnancy, abortion, perinatal contraception, and much more.
- Every new print copy is packaged with access to the Navigate eBook.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Part I FOUNDATIONS
- Chapter 1 Reproductive Justice within Reproductive Health Care.
- Chapter 2 Understanding the Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle
- Chapter 3 Menstrual Disorders and Menstrually-related Problems
- Chapter 4 Patient-centered Reproductive Health Conversations and Contraceptive Counseling
- Chapter 5 Safety, Efficacy, and Side Effects
- Chapter 6 Sexuality and Contraception
- Chapter 7 Abstinence and Sexual Health: What Every Clinician Needs to Know
- Part II METHODS
- Chapter 8 Permanent Contraception
- Chapter 9 Contraceptive Implant
- Chapter 10 Intrauterine Devices (IUDs)
- Chapter 11 Injectable Contraceptives
- Chapter 12 Combined Hormonal Contraceptives (CHC)
- Chapter 13 Progestin-only Pills
- Chapter 14 External (male) Condoms
- Chapter 15 Fertility Awareness-Based Methods (FABM)
- Chapter 16 On-demand Internal Methods
- Chapter 17 Coitus Interruptus (Withdrawal, the Pull-Out Method)
- Chapter 18 Emergency Contraception
- Part III CONTRACEPTION DURING LIFE STAGES AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS
- Chapter 19 Contraception After Pregnancy
- Chapter 20 Contraception for Those with Medical Conditions
- Chapter 21 Contraception in the Later Reproductive Years
- Chapter 22 Contraception for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Gender Diverse, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and Other Individuals
- Part IV REPRODUCTIVE TRACT CONDITIONS
- Chapter 23 Reproductive Tract Infections Including HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Chapter 24 Screening for Cervical, Ovarian, and Breast Cancer
- Part V PREGNANCY TESTING AND TERMINATION
- Chapter 25 Pregnancy Testing
- Chapter 26 Abortion
- Part VI Resources
- Chapter 27 Digital Resources for Health and Medical Information
- Appendix Index
- Appendix eBook Supplementary Content Method Efficacy Tables
- Appendix eBook Supplementary Content Summary Chart of U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use
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