Contraception for the Medically Challenging Patient

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Allen, Rebecca H. (Editor), Cwiak, Carrie A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Gynecology.; Reproductive medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Reproductive Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

Women with chronic medical problems are at higher risk for complications during pregnancy and, therefore, they are especially in need of appropriate preconception and contraception care. Furthermore, many women with chronic medical problems do not obtain adequate preconception and contraception care...

Table of Contents:

• Patient Assessment and Counseling
• Contraceptive Management of Women with Cardiac Disease
• Contraception Use in Women with Hypertension
• Contraception and Diabetes
• Contraception for Women with Mental Health Conditions
• Contraception for Women Living with HIV
• Contraceptive Options for Women with Headache Disease
• Contraception for Women with Epilepsy
• Contraception for Women with a History of Solid Organ Transplantation
• Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
• Hematologic Abnormalities
• Thrombophilia and Thromboembolic Disease
• Gynecologic Conditions
• Oncocontraception.- Contraception for Women with Endocrine Abnormalities
• Bone Health and Hormonal Contraception
• Contraception for Women with Rheumatologic Disease
• Family Planning with Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Contraception in the Perimenopause
• Medication Interactions.