Offering a comprehensive guide to contraception and sexual health, the new edition of this practical handbook has been fully updated with the latest clinical guidance, research and methods, including new technologies.
Giving clear and detailed information about all contraceptive methods, including how to use them, contra-indications, interactions and common patient anxieties, this guide takes an integrated approach to sexual health. It includes updated chapters on the consultation, person-centred care, anatomy and physiology and sexually transmitted infections. The new edition has been updated and reformatted to increase accessibility.
With plenty of self-assessment exercises, questions and answers and case scenarios, the Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Health is an essential read for all nurses, midwives and allied health professionals working in community health and primary care settings.
Introduction
1- The consultation
2 – The person
3 – Anatomy and physiology
4 – Fertility awareness
5 – Sexually transmitted infections
6 – Combined methods
7 – Progestogen methods
8 – Intrauterine contraception
9 – Emergency contraception
10 – Male methods
11 - Female barrier methods
12 – Female sterilisation
13 – Pregnancy: wanted and unwanted, and preconceptual care
Biography
Suzanne Everett was a senior nurse practitioner in sexual health and worked in sexual health and HIV clinics in London, including the Margaret Pyke Centre, the Camberwell Sexual Health Clinic, the Marlborough Clinic and the Ian Charleson Day Centre until 2023. She was an Associate Professor in sexual health at Middlesex University. She has a PhD that focuses on student nurses’ experiences of sexuality in clinical placements. Suzanne is an independent prescriber and worked previously as a practice nurse and nurse specialist in contraceptive and sexual health services, beginning in 1991.
