The Handbook of Contraception: A Guide for Practical Management (Current Clinical Practice)

The Handbook of Contraception: A Guide for Practical Management provides a comprehensive review of contraception methods for all reproductive-aged women, including those who are young and healthy, postpartum, perimenopausal, adolescent, or who have a medical disease. Because of the vast and diverse list of various contraceptive methods available, this text updates the health care provider with information on safety, practical counseling tools, advantages, and disadvantages of each contraception method. This superb reference offers inclusive information on oral, injectable, emergency, and various cervical barrier contraceptives, as well as behavioral methods of contraception and sterilization methods. An extensive review of currently available laparoscopic and hysterscopic tubal sterilization techniques is also included as well as a chapter introducing the new surgical contraceptive implant, Implanon®. The Handbook of Contraception: A Guide for Practical Management is designed to give the modern health care provider up-to-date information on safety, side effects, advantages, and practical counseling tools. I opened my series editor manuscript of The Handbook of Contraception: A Guide for Practical Management, edited by Drs. Donna Shoupe and Siri Kjos, on a tiny plane on the way to giving a lecture in Albany, NY. I expected to peruse the ma- script, and found that I could not put it down. The Handbook of Contraception: A Guide for Practical Management is an incredibly informative and enjoyable read. In keeping with the objective of this series for primary care clinicians, there is a quality in this title that is uncommon among medical textbooks. The chapters of this book are written with extraordinary intelligence and und- standing, and with attention to practical considerations in the selection and mana- ment of contraceptive options. The authors have reviewed the science behind contraception, including the chemical structure and effects of hormonal contraception, physiology of contraception, efficacy rates, and side effects, as well as the practical considerations that are relevant in helping patients choose between different cont- ceptive options. They do this with a clarity of language and intent that lets the book cover with sufficient detail the full range of questions that any primary care clinician will have regarding any of the traditional or new contraceptive options. Also included in each chapter is a section on “counseling tips,” which explicitly answers many of the questions that clinicians and their patients often have when discussing contraceptive options. For a book so useful and well done, the editors and authors deserve our thanks. Contraceptive Overview / Donna Shoupe -- Oral Contraceptives: History, Pharmacology, Metabolic Effects, Side Effects, And Health Benefits / Donna Shoupe And Daniel R. Mishell, Jr. -- Oral Contraceptives: Patient Screening And Counseling, Pill Selection, And Managing Side Effects / Donna Shoupe -- Progestin-only Oral Contraceptives / Donna Shoupe -- Contraceptive Patch / Donna Shoupe -- Contraceptive Ring / Susan A. Ballagh -- Long-acting Progestin Injectables: Comparison Of Depo-provera With Depo-subq Provera 104 / Ronna Jurow And Donna Shoupe -- Contraceptive Implants: Introducing Implanon / Philip D. Darney. Intrauterine Devices: Comparison Of The Copper T Intrauterine Device With The Levonorgestrel Ius / Angela Y. Chen And Susie Baldwin -- Barrier Contraceptives: Male Condoms, Vaginal Spermicides, And Cervical Barrier Methods / Donna Shoupe -- Behavioral Methods Of Contraception / Jennefer A. Russo And Anita L. Nelson -- Emergency Contraceptives / Donna Shoupe -- Female Tubal Sterilization: Traditional And Research Methods / Charles M. March -- Contraception For Special Populations: Adolescents And Perimenopausal Women Following Pregnancy And During Lactation / Donna Shoupe. Choosing The Optimal Contraceptive Method In Women With Medical Disease / Siri L. Kjos. Edited By Donna Shoupe, Siri L. Kjos. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contraceptive overview / Donna Shoupe Oral contraceptives: history, pharmacology, metabolic effects, side effects, and health benefits / Donna Shoupe and Daniel R. Mishell, Jr. Oral contraceptives: patient screening and counseling, pill selection, and managing side effects / Donna Shoupe Progestin-only oral contraceptives / Donna Shoupe Contraceptive patch / Donna Shoupe Contraceptive ring / Susan A. Ballagh Long-acting progestin injectables: comparison of Depo-Provera with Depo-SubQ Provera 104 / Ronna Jurow and Donna Shoupe Contraceptive implants: introducing Implanon / Philip D. Darney Intrauterine devices: comparison of the Copper T intrauterine device with the Levonorgestrel Intrauterine system / Angela Y. Chen and Susie Baldwin Barrier contraceptives: male condoms, vaginal spermicides, and cervical barrier methods / Donna Shoupe Behavioral methods of contraception / Jennefer A. Russo and Anita L. Nelson Emergency contraceptives / Donna Shoupe Female tubal sterilization: traditionaland research methods / Charles M. March Contraception for special populations: adolescents and perimenopausal women following pregnancy and during lactation / Donna Shoupe Choosing the optimal contraceptive method in women with medical disease / Siri L. Kjos. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Contraceptive Overview....Pages 1-12 Oral Contraceptives....Pages 13-43 Oral Contraceptives....Pages 45-66 Progestin-Only Oral Contraceptives....Pages 67-73 Contraceptive Patch....Pages 75-86 Contraceptive Ring....Pages 87-100 Long-Acting Progestin Injectables....Pages 101-115 Contraceptive Implants....Pages 117-128 Intrauterine Devices....Pages 129-145 Barrier Contraceptives....Pages 147-177 Behavioral Methods of Contraception....Pages 179-194 Emergency Contraceptives....Pages 195-204 Female Tubal Sterilization....Pages 205-233 Contraceptives for Special Populations....Pages 235-254 Choosing the Optimal Contraceptive Method in Women With Medical Disease....Pages 255-281 Back Matter....Pages 283-297 Reviews the various forms of contraception, including delivery systems, such as the patch and vaginal ring, formulation oral contraceptive pills, and the extended cycle regimen, as well as the more established methods. This text discusses the practical aspects of each method as related to administration issues, failure rates, and side effects