Contraception

Foreword; Preface; 1. What do women want from their contraceptives ... and what we can offer Johannes Bitzer; 2. Myths and misconceptions about sex and con(tra)ception Rik H. W. van Lunsen; 3. The history of contraception Lesley Smith; 4. Physiology of the menstrual cycle, and natural family planning Gabor Kovacs and Paula Briggs; 5. The oestrogen component of currently-used steroidal contraceptives David Crook; 6. The risk of oestrogens in contraceptives Sven O. Skouby; 7. Progestogens used in contraceptives Susanna Hall and Ailsa Gebbie; 8. The contraceptive consultation Caroline Harvey, Kathleen Mcnamee and Deborah Bateman; 9. Menarche and associated problems Mary Hernon and Vicky Sephton; 10. Adolescence - contraception in the teenage years Kathy French; 11. The twentysomething Paula Briggs; 12. Contraception in the thirtysomethings Anne Szarewski; 13. Contraception in the fortysomethings Sunanda Gupta and Ali A. Kubba; 14. The fiftysomething Marie-Odile Gerval, Nicholas Panay and Paula Briggs; 15. What is the risk of cancer with hormonal contraception? Philip C. Hannaford and Lisa Iversen; 16. New developments in female sterilisation Gabor Kovacs and Paula Briggs; 17. Male sterilisation Tina Peers and Tony Feltblower; 18. Emergency contraception Anne Connolly and Lynne Garforth; 19. Sexually transmissible infections and pelvic pain, what you really need to know Mike Abbott; 20. Medical termination of pregnancy Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson; 21. Surgical termination of pregnancy Kate Guthrie; 22. Primary care treatment of subfertility, and what every health professional needs to know about Assisted Reproductive Technology Gabor Kovacs; 23. Sexual assault Catherine White; 24. Future developments in contraception Jean-Jacques Amy; Index.