Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Gynecology & Obstetrics

Since 2006, when the "morning-after pill" Plan B was first sold over the counter, sales of emergency contraceptives have soared, becoming an $80-million industry in the United States and throughout the Western world. But emergency contraception is nothing new. It has a long and often contentious history as the subject of clashes not only between medical researchers and religious groups, but also between different factions of feminist health advocates.

The Morning After tells the story of emergency contraception in America from the 1960s to the present day and, more...

According to Laura Kaplan Shanley, a renowned leader in the natural-birth movement, human birth is inherently safe and relatively painless--provided we refrain from physical or psychological interference. The problems often associated with birth can be traced to three main factors: poverty, unnecessary medical intervention, and fear. When these causes are eliminated, most women can give birth either alone or with the help of a partner, friends, or family.

This second edition of "Unassisted Childbirth" leads with a history of childbirth and then describes how most deliveries occur today,...

Geburtshilfliche Operationen gehoren zum Alltag in der Gynakologie. Das Frauenarztliche Taschenbuch bietet in bewahrter kompakter und praxisnaher Form eine schnelle Orientierung fur Assistenzarzte in der Facharzt-Weiterbildung. Zeichnungen, Fotos, diagnostische Bilder und erlauternde Texte geben einen raschen Uberblick, weisen u. a. auf mogliche Komplikationen und Sofortmanahmen hin und bieten Hilfestellung in Stresssituationen im Kreisaal.

Die 6. Auflage der Praktischen Hormontherapie enthalt in bewahrter Weise die praxisnahe Darstellung der Hormontherapie fur den Frauenarzt, der sich mit endokrinologischen Funktionsstorungen und Krankheitsbildern beschaftigt. Neben den Grundlagen der Endokrinologie werden hochaktuelle Themen, wie die hormonelle Behandlung von gynakologischen Erkrankungen, Sterilitat und Beschwerden in der Menopause sowie neue Wirkstoffe und aktualisierte Dosierungsschemata aufgefuhrt. Kapitel zu Differenzierungsstorungen oder Storungen in der Pubertat machen dieses Buch auch zum Leitfaden fur den Kinderarzt...

• Provides a life span perspective of the psychology of reproductive health and its disorders, from menarche to menopause and reproductive health in older age
• Focuses on issues of the individual's reproductive health experience, including reproduction, pregnancy, maternity, and birth, as well as conditions such as PMDD, dysmenorrhea, and events including pregnancy failure, and abortion
• Acknowledges the wider social context with discussions of...

This issue of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics provides an update in Gynecologic Oncology.? Vulvar/Vaginal, cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancer are all covered, along with early detection and screening, and genetics and hereditary risk.? There is also an article on trends in cancer care in North America, which discusses cancer care and cost and sustainability as well as practice evloution.

Practice and Procedures are continually changing with a corresponding improvement in healthcare. Concomitantly, the demand for comprehensive and focused evidenced-based text and scientific literature covering single areas of nursing and healthcare science or treatment has also increased. The volume on Angina covers, inter alia, epidemiology of angina, coronary plaque rupture, angina questionnaires, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for nursing care, non-invasive coronary angiography, drugs used in angina, thrombin inhibitors, and external...

This volume on AIDS & Pregnancy covers prenatal assistance, antenatal care and screening, treatment for low lymphocyte count, antiretroviral regimes for prevention of transmission to child, adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy, awareness of HIV on pregnancy, occupational hazards and so on. The series is designed for student nurses, practicing healthcare workers, qualified nurses and healthcare practitioners, post graduates, special project students, teachers, lecturers and professors of nursing and healthcare. It is also suitable for college, university, or nursing school...

The book series "Gynecological Pocket Books" presents highly relevant current topics from gynecological practice in a concise and easy-to-remember manner. Numerous case examples are presented, accompanied by high-quality, case-typical images. Key information is separately highlighted in easy-to-remember phrases. The classic lab-coat-pocket format makes the series a valuable advisor and popular companion for gynecologists during their day-to-day work.

Primary care clinicians are called on to care for adolescents in a time with increasing pharmacologic agents that are available in the management of these patients. The emphasis in this book is on the current pharmacologic treatment of common medical disorders in adolescents. Selected topics of practical relevance in adolescent medicine are covered. The goal of this book is to provide a succinct and practical guide specifically written for practicing physicians and allied health professionals who work with adolescents.

Compact, up-to-date information on the latest knowledge and technology relating to transvaginal sonography (TVS) with over 100 high quality color illustrations. Suitable for both newcomers and experienced TVS users. Handy white coat pocket format.

In den Bereichen Gynakologie und Geburtshilfe gibt es eine steigende Anzahl juristischer Auseinandersetzungen mit hohen Schadenssummen. Haufig kommt es zu einer auergerichtlichen Einigung zwischen Versicherung bzw. Patient und Arzt. Dieses auf dem Gebiet einzigartige Buch enthalt zahlreiche exemplarische Falle der forensischen Geburtshilfe, die Besonderheiten bei der Begutachtung, die Schadenhohe und die Urteile. Die Fallbeispiele sind authentisch, einpragsam und erleichtern das Erstellen und die Beurteilung von geburtshilflichen Gutachten.

Psychodermatology is a relatively new field in evolution and thus, there is a comparative paucity of information in general. However, when it comes to children and adolescents there is a complete vacuum of information as no other book has aimed to specifically address the psychodermatological issues facing this particular population. For assessment, diagnosis, comprehensive treatment of children with psychodermatologic conditions and establishing a relationship between skin and psyche, there is a lack of clear and relevant clinical information about these complex disorders. The complexity...