McVeigh Enda, Homburg Roy, Guillebaud John (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Reproductive Medicine and Family Planning

Oxford University Press, 2008. — 474 p. — ISBN: 978–0–19–920380–2Significant advances have been made in treatment strategies in adult and adolescent women's health over the past decade, particularly in relation to reproductive control. The Oxford Handbook of Reproductive Medicine & Family Planning provides practical, evidence-based information on the care and management of adolescents, reproductive age females, and to a lesser extent males. Divided into three main sections, it follows chronological age up to the menopause covering areas such as the embryological development of the reproductive system; puberty and the normal course, and dysfunctions associated with it; dysfunctions of the normal menstrual cycle; the different types of male and female contraceptive methods, and the investigation and management of the infertile couple. This is an essential resource for all practitioners, trainees and students in reproductive medicine.Reproductive Medicine
Sexual differentiation
Steroid hormones
Menarche and adolescent gynaecology
Ovaries and the menstrual cycle
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Hirsutism and virilization
Amenorrhoea and oligomenorrhoea
Menopause and hormone replacement therapy
Initial advice to those concerned about delays in conception
Defining infertility
Investigation of fertility problems
Management strategies for fertility problems
Male infertility
Ovulation induction
Tubal and uterine disorders
Medical and surgical management of endometriosis
Intra-uterine insemination
In vitro fertilization (IVF) and associated assisted conception techniques
Contraception and Family Planning
Fertility and fertility awareness
Male contraception
Vaginal methods
The combined oral contraceptive (COC)
Progestogen-only pill (POP)
Injectables
Contraceptive implants
Intra-uterine contraception
Postcoital contraception
Sterilization
Special considerations