Family Planning SourceBook: Basic Information about Planning for Pregnancy and Contraception

Author: Amy Marcaccio Keyzer
Published: March 2001
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Incorporated
ISBN: 0780803795
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 520

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Provides objective information on family planning issues and contraceptive choices. Sections focus on factors to consider before starting a family, special issues such as teen pregnancy and infertility, various categories of types of contraception, abortion, and future methods. An entire section is devoted to non-chemical, non- barrier methods of contraception. Another section covers emergency contraception. Includes a glossary and an annotated list of helpful organizations. Material comes from publications issued by US government agencies and by professional and research organizations.

Table of Contents
Preface
Pt. I Planning Your Family
Ch. 1 Is Parenthood for You? 3
Ch. 2 Parenting at a Later Age 11
Ch. 3 Preconception Planning 15
Ch. 4 Adoption: Where Do I Start? 19
Pt. II Special Family Planning Issues
Ch. 5 Infertility 37
Ch. 6 When Pregnancy Is Unplanned 47
Ch. 7 Teens and Sex 67
Ch. 8 Pregnancy and Contraception after the Age of 35 97
Ch. 9 Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage 113
Pt. III An Overview of Contraception
Ch. 10 Protecting Against Unintended Pregnancy: A Guide to Contraceptive Choices 121
Ch. 11 Consumer-Friendly Birth Control Information 131
Ch. 12 Choosing a Birth Control Method 135
Ch. 13 Your Contraceptive Choices for Now, for Later 137
Ch. 14 Contraception at 20, 30, 40 161
Ch. 15 Over-the-Counter Birth Control Made Easy 169
Ch. 16 Methods of Contraception for Women 15-44 Years of Age, According to Race and Age: United States, 1982, 1988, and 1995 179
Ch. 17 Facts in Brief: Contraceptive Use 183
Ch. 18 Facts about Title X, the National Family Planning Program 189
Pt. IV Traditional Methods of Contraception
Ch. 19 Abstinence 199
Ch. 20 Withdrawal (Coitus Interruptus) 203
Ch. 21 Fertility Awareness Methods: Ways to Chart your Fertility Pattern 207
Ch. 22 Lactational Amenorrhea Method (Breastfeeding) 223
Pt. V Barrier Methods of Contraception
Ch. 23 Male Condoms 231
Ch. 24 Female Condoms 245
Ch. 25 Spermicides 249
Ch. 26 Diaphragms and Cervical Caps 251
Pt. VI Hormonal Methods of Contraception
Ch. 27 Birth Control Pills (Oral Contraceptives) 259
Ch. 28 Answers to Your Questions about Norplant Implants 293
Ch. 29 Depo-Provera: The Shot 309
Ch. 30 Understanding IUDs 315
Pt. VII Permanent Methods of Contraception (Sterilization)
Ch. 31 Sterilization as Permanent Birth Control: His or Hers? 331
Ch. 32 Female Sterilization 335
Ch. 33 Male Sterilization 349
Ch. 34 Sterilization Reversal 361
Pt. VIII Emergency Contraception
Ch. 35 Emergency Contraception Backgrounder 369
Ch. 36 Combined Emergency Contraceptive Pills 373
Ch. 37 Progestin-only Emergency Contraceptive Pills 377
Ch. 38 Brands of Oral Contraceptives That Can Be Used for Emergency Contraception in the United States 381
Ch. 39 Copper-T IUD as Emergency Contraception 383
Pt. IX Abortion
Ch. 40 Abortion: Commonly Asked Questions 387
Ch. 41 Medical Abortion 401
Ch. 42 Facts in Brief: Induced Abortion 409
Ch. 43 What Are the Long-Term Health Risks of Abortion? 415
Pt. X Future Methods of Contraception
Ch. 44 Future Birth Control Methods for Women 427
Ch. 45 Future Birth Control Methods for Men 431
Pt. XI Additional Help and Information
Ch. 46 Family Planning Terms 435
Ch. 47 Family Planning Information Resources 455
Index 483

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