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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781054903321

Titolo

Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, c2009

ISBN

1-282-45623-7

9786612456237

92-4-068563-4

92-4-068425-5

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Disciplina

363.9/6

Soggetti

Contraception

Birth control

Health services accessibility

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"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.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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



Sommario/riassunto

""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