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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.
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The Handbook of Contraception A Guide for Practical Management Edited by
DONNA SHOUPE, MD SIRI L. KJOS, MD
The Handbook of Contraception
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The Handbook of Contraception A Guide for Practical Management Edited by
Donna Shoupe, MD Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Family Medicine Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Siri L. Kjos, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Torrance, CA
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