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Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Contraception.
- Birth control.
- Health services accessibility.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 p.)
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva : Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- ""Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use"" reviews the medical eligibility criteria for use of contraception, offering guidance on the safety and use of different methods for women and men with specific characteristics or known medical conditions. The recommendations are based on systematic reviews of available clinical and epidemiological research. It is a companion guideline to ""Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use."" Together, these documents are intended to be used by policy-makers, program managers, and the scientific community to support national programs
- Contents:
- TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Overview; Goal; Table 1.; Table 2.; Adolescents; Summary of changes from the third edition; COMBINED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES (CHCs); ADDITIONAL COMMENTS; Reference List; PROGESTIN-ONLY CONTRACEPTIVES (POCs); Additional Comments; Reference List; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS (ECPs); INTRAUTERINE DEVICES (IUDs); ADDITIONAL COMMENTS; Reference List; COPPER IUD FOR EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION (E-IUD); BARRIER METHODS (BARR); FERTILITY AWARENESS-BASED METHODS (FAB); LACTATIONAL AMENORRHOEA METHOD (LAM); COITUS INTERRUPTUS (CI)
- SURGICAL STERILIZATION PROCEDURES (STER)FEMALE SURGICAL STERILIZATION; MALE SURGICAL STERILIZATION; ANNEX 1. HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES AND ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES; ANNEX 2. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
- Notes:
- "A WHO planning cornerstone."
- A collaboration between the World Health Organization's Department of Reproductive Health and Research and a large number of international agencies and organizations active in the field of family planning policies and programs.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-45623-7
- 9786612456237
- 92-4-068563-4
- 92-4-068425-5
- OCLC:
- 609852922
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