ABSTRACT

Offering a comprehensive guide to contraception and sexual health, the new edition of this practical handbook has been fully updated. It takes an integrated approach to sexual health, and now includes additional content on sexually transmitted infections as well as assessment skills.

Giving clear and detailed information about all contraceptive methods, including how to use them, contra-indications, interactions and common patient anxieties, the Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Health is an essential read for all nurses, midwives and allied health professionals working in community heath and primary care settings.

  • All chapters are fully updated with the latest research and methods
  • Includes additional chapters on the Consultation Process, Progestogen pills, and STIs, and a newly written anatomy and physiology chapter
  • Each chapter takes into account relevant UKMEC guidelines and includes self-assessment exercises

chapter 1|8 pages

The consultation

chapter 2|12 pages

Anatomy and physiology

chapter 4|10 pages

Sexually transmitted infections

chapter 5|16 pages

Male methods

chapter 6|20 pages

Female barrier methods

chapter 7|31 pages

Combined methods

chapter 8|10 pages

The progestogen-only pill

chapter 9|10 pages

Injectable contraception

chapter 10|11 pages

Contraceptive implants

chapter 11|14 pages

The intrauterine device (IUD)

chapter 12|12 pages

The intrauterine system (IUS)

chapter 13|15 pages

Emergency contraception

chapter 14|6 pages

Female sterilization

chapter 15|5 pages

Preconceptual care

chapter 16|7 pages

Pregnancy: wanted and unwanted