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CHOICE explores the one of the most polarizing political issues of our time reproductive choice.

CHOICE attempts to raise the discourse on reproductive choice, which often devolves to clichés and name-calling, by posing the question--what is it like to make any sort of reproductive choice? What is it truly like to use birth control, the morning after pill, use a sperm bank, have an abortion, adopt a child, give a child up for adoption, bring a pregnancy to term?

In these 22 stunningly honest essays, writers describe their experiences making some of these decisions, as well as many others. Established writers such as Francine Prose, Jaquelyn Mitchard, Pam Houston, Carolyn Ferrell, Ann Hood, Deborah Macdowell, and Sarah Messer contribute essays, along with emerging writers such as Kimi Faxon Hemingway, Stephanie Anderson, and Ashley Talley.

The essays in CHOICE explore the complexities inherent in every reproductive decision, whether it is to choose to have a child or terminate a pregnancy; the guiding philosophy of the book is that this issue is too complex and individual to be legislated, and the writershonesty about their experiences will humanize this issue, no matter what the reader s stand on it. ... Read more

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Surprised
I've been reading books on abortions, pregnancies, miscarriages, etc. and most of them sound overly zealous for either pro-choice or pro-life.I read this expecting more of the same, but was pleasantly surprised. While the stories are, of course, emotionally charged, it does not drag out melodrama or contemplate too long the existential and depressing questions that often come with making a decision regarding something of such gravity. Not to say that such a choice isn't a cause to consider some of life's "weightier" questions, but I don't personally like books that drag too long one way or the other. I liked that the stories were each fairly short and had women who made multiple decisions, not just one or the other.

I would caution people who don't like reading page after page of some fairly heartbreaking stories; take them one at a time instead of all at once. It's definitely not light reading, but it is thoughtful, well-written, and poignant.

Amazing
This book was incredibly honest, heartfelt, and moving. The diversity of stories and voices kept me interested and the emotional power of these stories truly affected me. I found myself crying in the middle of class as I read this book (whilst pretending to take notes and pay attention in class). I wholeheartedly recommend this book.

Everyone should read this amazing book
I can't imagine how anyone could remain unengaged by the stories in this book. I was moved almost to tears (and often actually to tears) by all of these women's powerful, beautifully written stories. I was given this book by a friend who wanted to buy it for all of her friends, it was given to her by a friend who also bought it for all of her friends, and I plan to recommend this book to everyone I know as well.

somewhat disappointing...
I was eager to read this book after reading a favorable review in my local paper. As a woman who had experienced most of the topics covered in the book, I was looking for some insight from other women regarding these major events.However, I found the book rather flat and unengaging.A few of the essays really drew me in (Janet Mason Ellerby, Sarah Messer, and Kimi Faxon Hemingway all wrote powerful essays), but for the most part, I remained unmoved by their stories.I would recommend this book, but I would say, take it out of the library (sorry, Amazon!).

Incredible, powerful book
This is absolutely one of the most emotionally powerful, though-provoking, conviction-challenging books I have read in a number of years.I only wish I could give it six stars.

It is NOT, as some might think, all about the choice to have an abortion.It is about all the emotional, mental, and moral complexities of ANY pregnancy, and the desires, decisions, fears, and longings that go along with a pregnancy.There are stories of women who gave their children up for adoption, and have suffered the pain of wishing they could have kept their children for the rest of their lives.There are women who recount the histories of women in their family who did not have the choices that they themselves now have when faced with an abusive relationship, a pregnancy where the resulting child would be unlikely to survive, having absolutely no money to be able to take care of a child conceived despite carefully using birth control.There are women who had to choose between dying themselves and attempting to carry a much-wanted pregnancy to term.There are women who chose to become single mothers despite pressure to have an abortion or give up the baby for adoption.There are women who knew their fetus might be abnormal, but chose to have the baby, come what may.There are stories of women who had abortions, both legal and illegal, who had severe medical consequences as a result.There are women who had an abortion for an early pregnancy when they could not carry it to term, and are thankful for that choice because it gave them a chance at a better, happier life - and more children that they could care for and support - later in life.Women who miscarried, and have dealt with the pain of this loss.Women who adopted from another country, acutely aware of the terrible circumstances that must have led to the bio mother of their child having to give up her baby.Women who miscarried much-wanted children.Women who knew deep down that they were not meant to be mothers, and decided to not have children.

It is about choices - ALL the choices - associated with so many different pregnancy situations.

None of these situations are without feelings, without an awareness of other options or possibilities.Many of the women in these essays made decisions that they knew they had to make, but were gut-wrenching in the extreme.Many women in these essays support having ALL options available for pregnancies, even if they themselves strongly disagree with some of the options.In thinking forward to having my own family in the future and having never been pregnant (yet) myself, I have the utmost respect for most of the women in these essays in making these difficult choices (regardless of what choice they made) and strongly facing up to the consequences.Do not look for this book to be an unabashed endorsement of abortion - it is NOT that at all.That would be too simplistic to represent the reality of most women's situations when faced with pregnancy.

I believe that this book should not only be required reading for teen and young adult girls/women, but also for the boys/men too.I would also strongly suggest it for women's studies classes looking at reproduction.

I have already recommended it to several friends - one who appears to be infertile and is working on adopting from another country; another who is living with her boyfriend and will probably marry him, but may or may not be ready to be a mother now should she get accidentally pregnant; to a woman who got easily pregnant with her first two children, and conceived through a fairly foolproof form of birth control for her third.

Choices.

Even if you assume you will disagree with many of the decisions made here, pick up the book anyway.You may be surprised at the empathy you have for the women in these essays - and that you may even have something in common with them. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1965, Contraception received unanimous acclaim from all quarters as the first thorough, scholarly, objective analysis of Catholic doctrine on birth control. More than ever this subject is of acute concern to a world facing serious population problems, and the author has written an important new appendix examining the development of and debates over--the doctrine in the past twenty years. Noonan traces the Church's position from its earliest foundations to the present, and analyzes the conflicts and personal decisions that have affected the theologians' teachings on the subject.

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Fantastic!
Every catholic man or woman needs to read this book.No, every Christian who holds the historical Christian faith.Noonan carefully studies the history of contraception without arriving at any facile conclusions.It makes one ponder (indeed, I am not yet done thinking about what the Church's teaching demands...) ... Read more

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A pocket guide, "Managing Contraception" is packed with useful information for everyone in the medical field from students to clinicians."Managing Contraception" includes algorithms, diagrams, color photos of the pills your patients are using, 1998 CDC Treatment Guidelines along with 30 mini-chapters of information about contraception."Managing Contractption" includes information on the following topics:
Menstrual Cycle Physiology
Counseling Guidelines
Contraceptive Options
Sexually Transmissible Infections (CDC Guidlines)
WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria for Starting Contraceptive Methods
Spanish/English Translation of Key Family Planning Words
Important Phone Numbers and Websites
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well done concise summary of family planning
Bob Hatcher has done it again.This time he and his staff have compressed all you need to know about counselling for, and prescribing contraception in one pocket sized, easy to use book, While his larger and longer book isthe standard in the field, it is too big to carry around with you as youare seeing patients. This small handbook gets around that problem and makesit easy for clinicians to look things up just when then need to know them. I recommend it heartily for those clinicians who provide reproductivehealth services.

Excellent pocket guide for clinicians in family planning
This is an excellent and handy reference for novice and experienced clinicians who are working in women's health care.Not only does it provide quick references for aspects of family planning methods, it alsohas some very helpful guidance on women's health and primary care.I useit as an adjunct in case methodology for teaching graduate nurse-midwiferystudents.

Excellent guide; good for health providers & smart consumers
Dr. Bob Hatcher has done it again; identified a need in the field of contraception and filled it.This pocket-sized guide will be useful for medical students, Ob/Gyn residents, primary care physicians, nurses, andother health professionals who'd like to have definitive contraceptiveinformation they can just carry in their pocket.

It's also a usefulguide for any smart consumer who'd like to make better decisions about herown contraceptive choices.

The guide is definitive, and well-worth thesmall cost of admission! ... Read more

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Contraception: Your Questions Answered is the established primary source of information about reversible methods of contraception. Presented in an informal - and yet highly informative - question-and-answer style, it represents a dialogue between general practitioner (asking the questions) and reproductive health specialist (providing the answers). The main aim of the book is to give practical guidance to busy clinicians when they are faced with patients who want help with choosing the best means of controlling fertility. Most chapters conclude with questions frequently asked by patients - the answers to which can be very difficult for the unprepared and busy clinician to improvise 'on the spot' in the surgery.

Written by contraception expert Professor John Guillebaud, this book is an invaluable resource for GPs, family planning doctors and nurses, trainee and consultant gynaecologists, medical students and the interested general reader.

• Popular question and answer format.


• Practical focus.
• Detailed consideration of reversible birth control technology.

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An essential guide for health care professionals.
This is a question and answer book.It is not easy to read as a narrative but is excellent for a problem solving approach.As a General Practitioner, I use this book several times each week. It is probably agood reference book for the non-professional to use if they want moreinformation about contraception.

There is a new edition arriving soon... ... Read more

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A Disturbing History of Contraception
Though unintentional, "Colonialism, Catholicism, and Contraception" (Annette B. Ramirez de Arellano and Conrad Seipp, University of North Carolina Press, 1983) constitutes a fascinating first work in a three volume history, paired with "Catholics and Contraception: An American History" (Leslie Woodcock Tentler, Cornell University Press, 2004) and "John Cuthbert Ford, SJ."(Eric Genilo, Georgetown University Press, 2007).Re-released as a 2009 paperback,Annette B. Ramirez de Arellano and Conrad Seipp try to summarize
*"how a society has attempted to exercise control over its size....outlined against the growing acceptance of birth control....
*"[a pattern of hypocrisy, in a] recurrent disparity between policy and practice....
*"[how] the subject of contraception has been...inextricably intertwined with Catholicism and colonialism....
*"Puerto Rico served as a staging area for many apostles of what has come to be characterized as the `medical model' of population control.The answer was seen in the technological fix; its guidance was to be entrusted to a combination social engineer and marketing specialist" (pp. 173, 180).

Ramirez de Arellano and Seipp are rather forthright about their own perspectives: "Rejecting any premise of neutrality, we must acknowledge our own value premises embedded in the historical reconstruction we have attempted" (p. xi).They have minimal (if any) moral difficulties with abortion, contraception, and/or sterilization.When Ramirez de Arellano and Seipp try to explain Catholic positions on these issues, their attempts are deficient.Neither seems to have a familiarity with (or appreciation for) the beautiful teachings on marriage, family, and sexuality, as set forth in Pope Paul VI's Humanae Vitaeand Pope John Paul II's Theology Of the Body.Be that said, they present a fascinating - and deeply disturbing - history.

To Puerto Rico, "the American conquest of the land was of overwhelming significance....Overpopulation became a recurrent theme in all American pronouncements about Puerto Rico" (pp. 3, 14).It appears that Malthusian, "Blame the Victim" attitudes were long and frequently brewing below the surface, ready to infect "philanthropic" efforts.Instead of consistently advocating for economic justice, efforts to control the size of Puerto Rico's population became increasingly accepted - both on and off the island (Ultimately, the authors seem to have little problem with this.):
*"Dr. [Clarence J.] Gamble, a physician by training, combined a researcher's intellectual curiosity with the gadgeteer's fascination with technology and the reformer's zeal for results....as an heir to the Proctor and Gamble fortune, he commanded plentiful resources ....In 1924 he became interested in contraception and decided to devote his professional life and philanthropic efforts to the cause of birth control....Gamble saw Puerto Rico as an ideal place in which to test new methods and spread the practice of contraception" (p. 45).
* "By 1946-47, Puerto Rico had become a laboratory for demographers and other social scientists, and the island's population had become the subject of much investigation, analysis, and conjecture....Gamble's `intensive experiment' ...involved selecting a typical part of the island with approximately ten thousand persons and discovering whether it was possible to STABILIZE [emphasis added] the population....Gamble emphasized the characteristics making Puerto Rico a particularly apt area for an experiment in population control....The project received the respectable title of the `Johns Hopkins Maternal and Child Health Demonstration,' and Gamble wrote several sponsors stressing that `no one [be] informed that there is a Birth Control experiment being carried on in Puerto Rico" (p. 94, pp. 97 - 101).
* "To many birth controllers, an apirinlike pill that would be unrelated to sexual intercourse and would `immunize' against pregnancy seemed to be the ideal method of birth control" (p. 105).Margaret "Sanger was...successful in obtaining the financing required by the scientists.In January of 1952 she had met with Katherine Dexter McCormick to discuss the prospects of contraceptive research....[McCormick's] husband was an heir to the fortune of Cyrus McCormick....researchers were looking for possible ways to confirm their preliminary findings on a larger group of human subjects.In McCormick's words, it was necessary to find `a "cage" of ovulating females' who would submit themselves to clinical experimentation....Dr. [John] Rock agreed that as soon as they were confident of their results, they `should attempt in Puerto Rico certain experiments which would be difficult in this country'" (pp. 105 - 108).
* "In addition to oral contraceptives and Emko foam, intrauterine devices and Depo-Provera were tested in Puerto Rico" (p.131)
* "The introduction of new contraceptives...had to compete with a growing trend toward sterilization in Puerto Rico.... Some have suggested that the Catholic population found sterilization more acceptable than other contraceptive measures....a single violation of Church doctrine, in contrast to the repeated `sinning' required by other methods" (pp. 134, 141).
* "In the early 1960s an inquiry into the prevalence of abortion in Puerto Rico revealed that certain medical establishments were serving an international clientele....In some cases, only the site of the clinic was different from that of pre-Castro Cuba; the doctors were the same, since some of the San Juan clinics were operated by exiled Cuban physicians who had merely transplanted part of their network to Puerto Rico....[By 1967] many on the mainland had the impression that the procedure was legal on the island" (pp. 145, 146).
* In 1960, "a group of Catholic laymen organized the Christian Action Party (CAP)....The appeal of the new party was based almost exclusively on its support of religious instruction for public school pupils and its objection to existing legislation on birth control and sterilization....Bishops James P. Davis of San Juan and James E. McManus of Ponce issued a pastoral letter describing the CAP as `the answer to the intolerable attitude' of the island's established political parties....political controversy was heightened when Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York visited Puerto Rico....Spellman was asked to comment on the bishops' involvement with the CAP.Spellman's diplomatic reply was, `I keep out of politics.It is outside my competence and will,' thereby implying that Davis and McManus should do the same.Scarcely a week later, ...[Bishops Davis and McManus] issued a pastoral letter prohibiting Catholics of Puerto Rico from voting for [Governor] Muniz Marin and the PDP....The focus for episcopal concern was a paragraph suggesting that majority opinion was the determining principle in defining public morality....[The bishops decried] this doctrine of moral relativism....John F. Kennedy, who aspired to be his country's first Catholic president, quickly reacted to the pastoral letter, calling the bishops' action `wholly improper'....Munoz sent a trusted representative to meet with Robert F. Kennedy.Munoz sought to counteract the bishops' accusations, while the Kennedys attempted to quarantine the Puerto Rican dispute.Subsequent declarations of several distinguished Catholic prelates accomplished both aims" (pp. 150 - 153).By 1965, Bishops Davis and McManus were gone, as was their style.Henceforth, "the church was vigilant but not vocal" (p. 160).
* When asked about making contraceptives part of economic aid in 1959, President Eisenhower responded that "I cannot imagine anything more emphatically a subject that is not a proper political or government activity or function or responsibility....That's not our business'....by 1965 birth control had become part of the federal government's business" (p. 160).

Charles J. Adams III describes some mid-1960s military experiences in Puerto Rico:
* "I was a 19, then 20 year old sailor who watched as planes from our aircraft carrier's air group strafed the island with live ammunition.... the incessant attack continued for hours.I was in the U.S. Navy....We were not bombing a hostile land. We were not blasting enemy positions.We were bombing ourselves. Specifically, we were bombing the eastern side of Isla de Vieques, an otherwise tranquil island just six miles off the coast of Puerto Rico....there were thousands who lived on the other side of Vieques. And understandably, they weren't very happy that the Navy was using part of their homeland as a target.It has been a target since 1941....the Navy finally ceased its bombing runs in 2003.Since then, an aggressive marketing campaign has billed Vieques as `the jewel of the Caribbean'.... But, a recent report on CNN called it a `Poisoned Paradise' and rehashed health concerns that are the legacy of the munitions testing era"(The Reading Eagle, 3/14/10).

What of the physical side effects to the people of Puerto Rico from incessant mechanical, pharmaceutical and surgical meddlings?"Breast Cancer: Its Link to Abortion and the Birth Control Pill" (Chris Kahlenborn, One More Soul, 2001) suggests some of the damage...
* Dr. Kahlenborn masterfully reviews the research, to show that "induced abortion and oral contraceptive use, especially at a young age, markedly increase a woman's risk for developing breast cancer" (p. 257).
* Dr. Kahlenborn notes that "If one considers the increased risk of breast cancer and suicide due to an induced abortion, and the decreased risk of ovarian cancer with a full-term pregnancy, abortion is many times more hazardous in the long run that carrying a child to term" (p. 260).
(While not even touching upon the fact that certain "contraceptives" actually act as abortifacients,) the promotion of abortion and contraceptivesmeans big, big money.For that reason alone, it is not unexpected that Dr. Kahlenborn's message would be ill received.Within the past two weeks, newspapers would have us believe that using "the pill" increases a woman's life expectancy!

It was probably "Deep Throat," who first advised us to "Follow the money."For example, financial investors have been assured that "In 2008, the hormonal contraceptives market was worth $6.2 billion across the seven major pharmaceutical countries" (Commercial Insight: Hormonal Contraceptives - Look Beyond Oral Contraception for a Competitive Edge, Datamonitor, October 2009).Any financial "paradise" from abortion, contraceptive, or sterilization marketeering is certainly poison, ill-gotten gain.
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The Handbook of Contraception: A Guide for Practical Management provides a comprehensive review of contraception methods for all reproductive-aged women, including those who are young and healthy, postpartum, perimenopausal, adolescent, or who have a medical disease. Because of the vast and diverse list of various contraceptive methods available, this text updates the health care provider with information on safety, practical counseling tools, advantages, and disadvantages of each contraception method. This superb reference offers inclusive information on oral, injectable, emergency, and various cervical barrier contraceptives, as well as behavioral methods of contraception and sterilization methods. An extensive review of currently available laparoscopic and hysterscopic tubal sterilization techniques is also included as well as a chapter introducing the new surgical contraceptive implant, Implanon®.

The Handbook of Contraception: A Guide for Practical Management is designed to give the modern health care provider up-to-date information on safety, side effects, advantages, and practical counseling tools.

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Previous editions of this best-selling pocketbook have been recognized as the gold-standard introductory guide to contraceptive practice. The target audience - family practitioners and practice nurses - are often well placed to offer good contraceptive advice because they already know the patient’s health and circumstances. The latest edition summarizes all available methods of contraception and the various factors to be considered in using them.

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In this bold critique of modern ideas about sex, marriage, and contraception, Sam and Bethany Torode set forth a vision that is fresh for our times yet rooted in centuries of Christian tradition. Weaving together a sound theology of spousal love with honest information and personal insight, Open Embrace offers a compelling alternative to the unquestioned use of contraception. The Torodes challenge modern lifestyles and popular wisdom about how soon to have children, how many are desirable, and how to prevent them, while still recognizing that the number of children each family can best support will vary. Open Embrace is far more than a case against contraception - it is a positive affirmation of fertility, childbearing, and prudent self-control. Couples who practice Natural Family Planning, as advocated in this book, cooperate with God's design for their bodies, making wise decisions about family size without losing respect for the mystery and meaning of sex. Whether one agrees or disagrees with its conclusions, Open Embrace is a rewarding read for all engaged and married couples seeking to sharpen their moral discernment. ... Read more

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Protestants NEED to hear this!
Very short read, but a great book for protestants who would like to learn more about why one would oppose contraception.

The book has a lot of good in it, but...
The reason I am giving this a low rating is because the authors have changed their views. The statement on their web site was laughable, its sad how far people can fall.

Not Entirely Convincing
I liked the book, it was a quick easy read. But it's not a keeper. I really feel passionate on the issue of contraception for the Christian couple. I feel this book was more like an idea than a teaching. It seemed the authors were trying to avoid stepping on anyones toes by rather just giving you something to think about rather than share their honest opinions.If I wasn't already letting God control my fertility, this book wouldn't convince me.

This way lies madness.
For the novice, a couple things need to be definitively stated here: Firstly, the Bible says exactly *nothing* about Birth Control, neither pro nor con. Everyone's opinion on the subject, from the Pope on down to John Q. Believer of *any* sect of Christianity is voicing just that: opinion. That's fine, one is allowed to have their own opinion, but they shouldn't mask it as "God's Law," or attempt to apologize it in as "What God meant, but didn't actually say." (For that matter, there's no condemnation of masterbation in the bible either, and the Catholic obsession over the subject stems from a willful misreading of the story of Onan).
The basic concept of Protestantism was to free Christianity from the excesses, corruption, and stifling traditions of Catholicism, and on a functional level, the idea was to only "Speak on those subjects the Bible speaks on, and to be silent where the Bible is silent." The point is, quite simply, that a protestant is to behave in accordance with the things the Bible specifically says, and on subjects that the bible doesn't mention, it's up to your own discression, so long as it is not otherwise immoral. Illicit sex outside of marriage is condemned, so obviously that's bad, as is witchcraft and homosexuality: there's no getting around those if you're Protestant. However, there's no mention of flying in airplanes, voting libertarian, or living in North America, and so all of those things are, therefore, a matter of taste, and not a matter of Divine Command, no matter what the individual may say to the contrary.
My problem with this book is that it asks the reader to take upon him/herself more burden than God Himself requires of them, and it disingenuously presents it in an apologetic fashion, trying to dupe impressionable readers into thinking "This is what God really meant." I have a problem with any "Christian" book that misrepresents the bible, as should anyone who (like me) calls themselves a Christian. It implies that people who do more than is asked of them in this regard will have a more full, rewarding life than 'weaker' people who actually want to have sex with their spouses just because - hey, let's face it: sex is fun - and it implies that people who actually want to have sex are somehow inferior or less in love than those who hold out. This, despite the fact that the Bible clearly says husbands and wives are not to deny themselves to each other.
This book represents a maddening new kind of Fundamentalism in which the Bible itself has only talismanic value, to be quoted only when it confirms preconceived notions (Wether good or bad) that the individual has, and to be misrepresented when it says otherwise, or simply used to bludgeon someone over the head with, knowing that few people - even Christians - have a good working knowledge of the book anyway.
Speaking as a life-long Protestant, I find this book to be disturbing.

Closed Embrace: A Greek Orthodox Couple Rethinks Contraception - Again
Four years after writing this book, the Torodes have changed their mind on natural family planning.Why?It's apparently too difficult and causes too much guilt to the husband in a married relationship (...huh?).They no longer advocate NFP, and instead condone certain forms of contraception (google "Open Embrace" - one of the top hits is an essay that rejects the principles set forth in this book).This may or may not have any bearing, but they've also joined the Greek Orthodox church - as such, I'm not exactly sure if there's any part of the book's title that's actually true for the authors any more.Do some homework on the Torodes before you purchase this book to see if it's worthwhile to buy it; this doesn't mean that I'm necessarily condemning or endorsing it, but ask yourself whether you'd want to take the advice of a couple who have recanted their position a mere four years after publication.

From a slightly more cynical perspective, I can't help but wonder why the Torodes are still allowing the book to be sold if they no longer agree with what they've written in it.While they might be embarassed with the book's contents, I'm sure they're not embarassed about spending the royalties. ... Read more

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This is a clinical reference text on contraception and related health concerns in Europe. It contains 33 chapters on the benefits of family planning, oral contraception, hormonal contraception, non-oral contraception, postcoital contraception, natural contraception, intrauterine contraception, barrier methods, abortion, contraception in adolescence and perimenopause, male contraception, and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases in contraceptive centers. Includes bibliographic references and index. ... Read more

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In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading."Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing.This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Clinical Psychiatry News, published by International Medical News Group on September 1, 2004. The length of the article is 952 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Should minors have over-the-counter access to Plan B emergency contraception?(Pro & Con)
Author: Vivian M. Dickerson
Publication: Clinical Psychiatry News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 32Issue: 9Page: 12(1)

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Univ. College, London, UK. Pocket-sized handbook is designed specifically for family practitioners and practice nurses summarizing the newest methods for contraception and the various factors to be considered in using them. Presents the positive and negatives of each method. Previous edition: c2000. Softcover. ... Read more

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Birth control holds an unusual place in the history of medicine. As birth control histories are not filled with doctors or hospitals, only relatively recently has its history included tales of laboratory-based therapeutic innovation. Instead birth control histories elucidate the peculiar slippages between individual body and body politic occasioned by the promotion of techniques to manipulate human reproduction. The history of birth control in India brings these as well as additional complications to the field.Contrary to popular belief, India has one of the most long-lasting, institutionalized, far-reaching, state sponsored family planning programs in the world. During the inter-war period the country witnessed the formation of groups dedicated to promoting the cause of birth control.This book outlines the early history of birth control in India, particularly the Tamil south, and illuminates India's role in a global birth control network. Across Europe, birth control movements gained prominence largely by attempting to assuage their nations' relational population anxieties with pro-natalist policies and eugenic language.From these movements' very inception, an internationalist impulse spread from countries like Britain and the United States through the work of birth control advocates like Margaret Sanger and Marie Stopes. For Sanger, Stopes and others, the object of birth control was never solely the poor at home, but also embraced the poor across the globe. ... Read more

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Recent developments in methods of contraception have presented women with a wider range of options than ever before. At the same time, however, scare stories - particularly about the Pill - have spread anxiety and confusion. In this third edition of Contraception, Anne Szarewski and John Guillebaud assess all the evidence, including the new guidelines which were issued by the Committee of Safety of Medicines (CSM) in May 1999 following a review of the 1995 scare stories. They describe the latest methods, including new types of condoms, Persona, and Mirena, and cut through the conflicting information to give you the clearest and most reliable advice you will find anywhere. From reviews of previous editions: 'A model of clearly presented, unpatronising, up-to-the- minute information ...the current definitive book on the subject.' Vogue 'Excellent.' British Journal of Family Planning 'Essential reading for anyone thinking of changing their family planning method.' Woman 'this is the book to buy ...Written by expert gynaecologists...with textbook clarity, it's one of the most comprehensive guides around...an invaluable book.' Health and Fitness. ... Read more

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A comprehensive, research-based interactive handbook of contraception and family planning. It has a very strong sexual health/sexuality component. It covers male and female contraception--of all types--including natural family planning, and sterilization. Also features chapters on GU medicine, screening, pregnancy, menopause, menopause/40+ clients, and psychosexual issues. ... Read more