This book presents an up-to-date and comprehensive review of female contraception. It offers an extensive overview of contraception types, including oral, injectable, emergency, and various cervical barrier contraceptives, as well as behavioral and sterilization methods, and discusses the clinical effectiveness, advantages, disadvantages, side effects, and mechanisms of action of each method. Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition includes coverage of chewable contraceptives, new progestins, new quadraphasic OCP regimen, Nexplanon, which is replacing the Implanon contraceptive implant, and new methods of tubal sterilization. There is also a new chapter devoted to current controversies. Each chapter also includes counseling tips that answer common questions many clinicians and patients have about contraception. The advances in contraception technologies are interplayed with practical advice on choosing the most effective and appropriate contraception for patients, from those who are young and healthy to those with serious medical diseases. The Handbook of Contraception, Second Edition, is an incomparable reference for obstetricians, gynecologists, and primary care physicians.

Autorentext

Donna Shoupe, MD

Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Family Medicine

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Daniel R. Mishell, Jr., MD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Inhalt

Contraceptive Effectiveness, Crystal Goldsmith.- Choosing the Right Contraceptive*,* Donna Shoupe. - Contraceptives in Women with Medical Conditions*,* Jennefer Russo and Anita L. Nelson.- Combination Oral Contraceptive Pills, Juliana Melo and Mitchell D. Creinin.- Progestin-Only Oral Contraceptives, Regina-Maria Renner and Alison Edelman.- Transdermal Contraceptive Delivery Systems, Intira Sriprasert and David F. Archer.- Contraceptive Ring, Katharine B. Simmons and Jeffrey T. Jensen.- Progestin Injectable Contraceptives, Rebecca H. Allen, Carrie Cwiack, and Andrew M. Kaunitz.- Implantable Contraception, Valerie French and Philip D. Darney.- Intrauterine Contraception*,* N. Tanya Ohly and Carolyn L. Westhoff.- Barrier Contraceptives, Anita L. Nelson and Jennifer Russo.- Emergency Contraceptives, Melissa F. Natavio.- Female Tubal Sterilization: Traditional and Research Methods, **Charles M. March.- Behavioral Methods of Contraception, Anna L. Altshuler and Paul D. Blumenthal.- Controversies in Contraception, Lee P. Shulman and Jessica W. Kiley.