Table Of Content1. Introduction: the population explosion, sexual and contraceptive history-taking and counselling - the importance of fertility control. 2. Aspects of human fertility and fertility awareness: natural birth control. 3. Male methods of contraception. 4. Vaginal methods of contraception. 5. The combined oral contraceptive - selection and eligibility. 6. The combined oral contraceptive - follow-up arrangements and new routes of administration. 7. The progestogen-only pill. 8. Injectables and implants. 9. Intrauterine devices and systems. 10. Emergency (postcoital) contraception. 11. Contraception for the young, the not quite so young - and in future. Further reading. Websites. Appendices.
SynopsisIn 2013, Blind Spot is celebrating its twentieth year as the preeminent journal dedicated to presenting new and unseen photography-based art. Blind Spot has published some of today's most renowned artists working in the medium as they were building their careers-Adam Fuss, Vik Muniz, Doug & Mike Starn and James Welling appeared in the first issue-and since its launch in 1993, the magazine has featured more than 400 living artists, including Robert Adams, Francis Alÿs, John Baldessari, Moyra Davey, Tacita Dean, Liz Deschenes, William Eggleston, Rachel Harrison, Zoe Leonard and Ed Ruscha, as well as younger artists like Walead Beshty, Peter Coffin, Anne Collier, Michael Queenland, Amanda Ross-Ho and Seth Price. Printed in the United States by Meridian Printing, Blind Spot is known for its commitment to the highest quality reproductions. Each semi-annual issue is designed as a portable exhibition space where images are given primacy and are unaccompanied by explanatory text. Features are often designed in collaboration with the artists, and recent issues have been guest edited by contemporary artists, providing a visual exploration of specific ideas and approaches to photography-based image making. Blind Spot 's unique format and this collaboration of the editors and the individual artists transforms each issue into a work of art., 2013 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Primary Health Care Now in edition 6, Contraception: Your Questions Answered has been completely revised and updated to incorporate all the latest information about contraception methods, effectiveness, mechanisms, side-effects and'complications., 2013 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Primary Health Care! Now in edition 6, Contraception: Your Questions Answered has been completely revised and updated to incorporate all the latest information about contraception methods, effectiveness, mechanisms, side-effects and complications. Popular question and answer format New to this edition: New methods Combined hormonal contraception: Qlaira Implant: Nexplanon Emergency contraception: ulipristal acetate New regimens Extended and continuous combined hormonal contraception Quick starting and bridging Updates Drug interactions and hormonal contraception Missed pill rules New co-author, Anne MacGregor . Director of Clinical Research, the City of London Migraine Clinic . Honorary Professor, Centre for Neuroscience & Trauma, Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry . Associate Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, Barts Sexual Health Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London