Contraception Made Easy

Book excerpt: This concise book helps healthcare professionals to provide up to date and practical guidance on all the commonly used contraceptive methods: combined oral contraceptives (COCs), patches, and vaginal rings, progestogen-only pills (POPs), progestogen-only injectables and implants, copper intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the levonorgestrel IUS, diaphragms, cervical caps, and male and female condoms, natural fertility awareness advice/kits, emergency contraception male and female sterilization, An opening chapter provides a consultation model to use when seeing patients seeking contraception advice. Subsequent chapters describe each contraceptive method in turn, covering who should use the method, how it works, its efficacy, the advantages and disadvantages, how to start and stop (where appropriate), and how to manage troublesome side-effects. An Appendix provides the full UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for contraceptive use with certain medical conditions. Contraception Made Easy is the ideal practical reference guide for GPs and other healthcare professionals involved in the provision of contraceptive advice.