THE HANDBOOK OF CONTRACEPTION. A GUIDE FOR PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT

- This text is an up-to-date and comprehensive review of contraception.
- 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.
- Two new chapters: one devoted to choosing the right contraception for your patient and one on current controversies surrounding contraception.

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.

Authors
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

Table of contents (15 chapters)
1.Contraceptive Effectiveness
2.Choosing the Right Contraceptive
3.Contraception for Women with Medical Conditions
4.Combination Oral Contraceptive Pills
5.Progestin-Only Oral Contraceptives
6.Transdermal Contraceptive Delivery Systems
7.Contraceptive Ring
8.Progestin Injectable Contraceptives
9.Implantable Contraception
10.Intrauterine Contraception: Comparison of the Copper T Intrauterine Device with the Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Systems
11.Barrier Contraceptives
12.Emergency Contraceptives
13.Female Tubal Sterilization: Traditional and Research Methods
14.Behavioral Methods of Contraception
15.Controversies in Contraception