Women's Health in Clinical Practice: A Handbook for Primary Care (Current Clinical Practice)

This book clearly elucidates many of the key issues found in the disparate literature on sex-based differences in health and illness. It provides primary care clinicians with a practical, up-to-date source of information that can lead to optimal, targeted care for women. Among the topics examined in this comprehensive volume are treating and preventing osteoporosis, diabetes, cervical cancer, eating disorders, and more. Traditionally, women's health has been synonymous with obstetrics and gynecology. With the exception of Family Medicine physicians who are trained in obstetric and gynecologic issues, most primary care physicians have received little training in reproductive health issues even though they care for women and girls. In recent years, there has been growing recognition that sex differences do exist between the organ systems of women and men, and research about male and female physiologic differences has bolstered the growing body of knowledge about sex differences. Women's Health: A Handbook for Primary Care presents the most recent changes in current research and provides the reader with an easily accessible reference to common women's health issues. The topics in this text range from health problems that largely affect only women, like cervical cancer and breast disease, to health problems that present differently in women than in men, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Chapters on polycystic ovary syndrome and oral health issues address health problems that bring together multiple organ systems including reproductive, cardiovascular and dental health. There are also useful chapters not typically found in primary care texts like eating disorders, interpersonal violence and sexual health. Women's Health: A Handbook for Primary Care is succinct, well organized, and contains easily understood, practical information for the most common health problems seen in women. This volume is a valuable text for anyone who practices primary care medicine. "Traditionally, women's health has been synonymous with obstetrics and gynecology. With the exception of Family Medicine physicians who are trained in obstetric and gynecologic issues, most primary care physicians have received little training in reproductive health issues even though they care for women and girls. In recent years, there has been growing recognition that sex differences do exist between the organ systems of women and men, and research about male and female physiologic differences has bolstered the growing body of knowledge about sex differences. Women's Health in Clinical Practice: A Handbook for Primary Care presents the most recent changes in current research and provides the reader with an easily accessible reference to common women's health issues. The topics in this text range from health problems that largely affect only women, like cervical cancer and breast disease, to health problems that present differently in women than in men, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Chapters on polycystic ovary syndrome and oral health issues address health problems that bring together multiple organ systems including reproductive, cardiovascular and dental health. There are also useful chapters not typically found in primary care texts like eating disorders, interpersonal violence and sexual health. Women's Health in Clinical Practice: A Handbook for Primary Care contains information for the most common health problems seen in women. This volume is a valuable text for anyone who practices primary care medicine."--BOOK JACKET Contraception / Lynda M. Bascelli -- Premenstrual Syndrome And Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder / Harris B. Cohen -- Menopause / Janice E. Nevin And Deborah Ehrenthal -- Osteoporosis / Colleen Veloski -- Women And Coronary Heart Disease / Susan Mather -- Female Sexual Dysfunction / Lenore Tiefer -- Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Ann Ouyang And Deborah M. Bethards -- Urninary Incontinence / Harriette M. Scarpero And Tamara G. Bavendam -- Diabetes In Women / Ronald Codario -- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome / Katherine Sherif And Shahab Minassian -- Cervical Cancer Detection And Prevention / Amy L. Clouse -- Breast Disorders / Lori Jardines. Thyroid Disorders / Serge Jabbour -- Oral Health/dental Disorders / Barbara Steinberg ... [et Al.] -- Eating Disorders / Amy L. Clouse -- Psychiatric Disorders In Women / Brenda Butler -- Intimate Partner Violence / Deirdre Anglin And Connie Mitchell. Edited By Amy L. Clouse, Katherine Sherif. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contraception / Lynda M. Bascelli Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder / Harris B. Cohen Menopause / Janice E. Nevin and Deborah Ehrenthal Osteoporosis / Colleen Veloski Women and coronary heart disease / Susan Mather Sexual problems / Lenore Tiefer Irritable bowel syndrome / Deborah M. Bethards and Ann Ouyang Urinary incontinence / Harriette M. Scarpero and Tamara G. Bavendam Diabetes in women / Ronald A. Codario Polycystic ovarian syndrome / Katherine Sherif Cervical cancer detection and prevention / Amy L. Clouse Breast disorders / Lori Jardines Thyroid disorders / M. Hamed Farooqi and Serge A. Jabbour Women's oral health issues / Barbara J. Steinberg ... [et al.] Eating disorders / Amy L. Clouse Psychiatric disorders in women / Brenda J. Butler Intimate partner violence / Connie Mitchell and Deirdre Anglin. Front ......Page 1 Preface......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Contributors......Page 11 1 Contraception......Page 13 2 Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder......Page 31 3 Menopause......Page 41 4 Osteoporosis......Page 59 5 Women and Coronary Heart Disease......Page 82 6 Sexual Problems......Page 108 7 Irritable Bowel Syndrome......Page 116 8 Urinary Incontinence......Page 135 9 Diabetes in Women......Page 164 10 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome......Page 192 11 Cervical Cancer Detection and Prevention......Page 208 12 Breast Disorders......Page 232 13 Thyroid Disorders......Page 269 14 Women's Oral Health Issues......Page 291 15 Eating Disorders......Page 312 16 Psychiatric Disorders in Women......Page 334 17 Intimate Partner Violence......Page 371 Index......Page 401