Contraception
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[Opens in a new window] A Casebook from Menarche to Menopause
- Contraception
- Contraception
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Whatwomen want from their contraceptives… and what we can offer
- 2 Mythsand misconceptions about sex and con(tra)ception
- 3 Thehistory of contraception
- 4 Physiologyof the menstrual cycle and natural family planning
- 5 Theoestrogen component of currently used steroidal contraceptives
- 6 Therisk of oestrogens in contraceptives
- 7 Progestogensused in contraceptives
- 8 Thecontraceptive consultation
- 9 Menarcheand associated problems
- 10 Adolescence:contraception in the teenage years
- 11 Contraceptionin the20-somethings
- 12 Contraception in the 30-somethings
- 13 Contraceptionin the 40-somethings
- 14 Contraception in the50-somethings
- 15 Whatis the risk of cancer with hormonal contraception?
- 16 Newdevelopments in female sterilization
- 17 Malesterilization
- 18 Emergency contraception
- 19 Sexuallytransmissible infections and pelvic pain: what you really need to know
- 20 Medicaltermination of pregnancy
- 21 Surgicaltermination of pregnancy
- 22 Primary care treatment of subfertility and what every health professional needs to know about assisted reproductive technology
- 23 Sexualassault
- 24 Future developments incontraception
- Index
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- Contraception
- Contraception
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Whatwomen want from their contraceptives… and what we can offer
- 2 Mythsand misconceptions about sex and con(tra)ception
- 3 Thehistory of contraception
- 4 Physiologyof the menstrual cycle and natural family planning
- 5 Theoestrogen component of currently used steroidal contraceptives
- 6 Therisk of oestrogens in contraceptives
- 7 Progestogensused in contraceptives
- 8 Thecontraceptive consultation
- 9 Menarcheand associated problems
- 10 Adolescence:contraception in the teenage years
- 11 Contraceptionin the20-somethings
- 12 Contraception in the 30-somethings
- 13 Contraceptionin the 40-somethings
- 14 Contraception in the50-somethings
- 15 Whatis the risk of cancer with hormonal contraception?
- 16 Newdevelopments in female sterilization
- 17 Malesterilization
- 18 Emergency contraception
- 19 Sexuallytransmissible infections and pelvic pain: what you really need to know
- 20 Medicaltermination of pregnancy
- 21 Surgicaltermination of pregnancy
- 22 Primary care treatment of subfertility and what every health professional needs to know about assisted reproductive technology
- 23 Sexualassault
- 24 Future developments incontraception
- Index
This chapter provides basic information on regimens recommended for early medical abortion up to 63 days of gestation. Mifepristone is the only anti-progestin approved for the induction of abortion. The levels of mifepristone found in breast milk from lactating women following the intake of a single dose of 200 mg are low or immeasurable. The combined regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol has success rates, measured as complete abortion without the need for surgical intervention or additional drug administration, of 95-99%. The side effects of medical abortion are similar to those experienced with miscarriage, with the most frequently reported adverse events being pain (caused by uterine contractions) and vaginal bleeding. Postponing contraception is associated with the highest rate of repeat abortion. Globally, approximately 13% of all maternal deaths are due to complications of unsafe abortion and the proportion of unsafe abortion increases.
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- ContraceptionA Casebook from Menarche to Menopause, pp. 181 - 191Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013
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