Speroff & Darney's Clinical Guide to Contraception / Edition 6

by Jeffrey T. Jensen, Mitchell D. Creinin

Overview

Practical, authoritative, and up-to-date,Speroff & Darney’s Clinical Guide to Contraception, 6th Edition, provides concise coverage of all of today’s available contraceptive options. Under the leadership of new editors Jeffrey T. Jensen, MD, MPH, and Mitchell Creinin, MD, this well-regarded clinical reference remains a thorough, evidence-based, and readable resource for OB/GYNs, family planning specialists, primary care providers, and other healthcare providers.
 

• Provides the essential information needed to choose the best contraceptive method for each patient’s age and medical, social, and personal characteristics.
• Covers each contraceptive method in a single chapter that includes history of the contraceptive, method of action, pharmacology (when applicable), contraindications, and use.
• Features revised, expanded, and reorganized content to reflect the most current knowledge and use of today’s contraceptive drugs and devices, their effectiveness, and limitations.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975107284
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	11/16/2019
Edition description:	Sixth
Pages:	500
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Contributors vii

Foreword ix

Preface xi

1 Contraception, Population, and the Environment Jeffrey T. Jensen, MD, MPH Mitchell D. Creinin, MD 1

2 Reproduction and Hormonal Contraception Mitchell D. Creinin, MD Jeffrey T. Jensen, MD, MPH 31

3 Interpreting Evidence and Creating Clinical Guidance on Contraception Kathryn M. Curtis, Phd David Hubacher, Phd, MPH 67

4 Permanent Contraception Aileen M. Gariepy, MD, MPH Rebecca H. Alien, MD, MPH 93

5 Implantable Contraception Rebecca Cohen, MD, MPH Stephanie B.Teal, MD, MPH 133

6 Intrauterine Contraception Jennifer E. Kaiser, MD, MSCI David K. Turok, MD, MPH 169

7 Combined Hormonal Contraception Carolyn L. Westhoff, MD, MSC Surya Cooper, MD, MPH Ian Joseph Bishop, MD, MPH 219

8 Injectable Contraception Laneta Dorflinger, Phd Sharon L. Achilles, MD, Phd 301

9 Shorter-Acting Progestin-Only Contraception Elizabeth Micks, MD, MPH Sarah Prager, MD, MAS 329

10 Barrier Methods of Contraception Jill Schwartz, MD, MPH 341

11 Behavioral Methods of Contraception Anita L. Nelson, MD Diana Crabtree Sokol, MD, MSc 367

12 Emergency Contraception Nora Doty, MD, MSCR Alison Edelman, MD, MPH 397

13 The History of Contraception Leon Speroff, MD Philip D. Darney, MD, MSc $

Index 413