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"An authoritative guide to understanding and navigating the hormonal changes and health issues women experience in midlife and beyond, from one of the leading medical experts in the field. The physical changes that occur after women turn forty are unavoidable--and can be unnerving. Menopause affects every aspect of life--from sex and sleep to mood and mental clarity to weight and body temperature. While there are a number of resources available, many...
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The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women's bodies, and it's no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Menopause is not a disease--it's a planned change, like puberty. And just like puberty, we should be educated on what's to come years in advance, rather than the current practice of leaving...
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"It's time for women to reject the "hormone myth" and own their emotions in a healthy and realistic way. This provocative book exposes pervasive myths about women's hormones and shows how flawed, obsolete research and sexism have combined to keep women "in their place." The idea that women become raving lunatics when their hormones fluctuate is firmly entrenched in American culture--images of hormone-crazed women are prominent on TV and in movies,...
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Toni Weschler has taught a whole new generation of women how to become pregnant, avoid pregnancy naturally and gain better control of their gynecological and sexual health by taking just a couple minutes a day using the proven Fertility Awareness Method. Now, this 20th Anniversary Edition has been thoroughly revised and fully updated with: the latest medical advances in assisted reproductive technologies (ART), more in-depth coverage of women's gynecological...
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La obstetricia es la rama de la medicina que se encarga de la gestación, el parto y el puerperio. La mejora de la salud materna es uno de los ocho Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM) adoptados por la comunidad internacional en el año 2000. Muchas mujeres mueren por causa de complicaciones que se producen durante el embarazo y el parto o después de ellos la mayoría de esas complicaciones aparecen durante la gestación; otras pueden estar...
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Lotus Birth is the practice of not cutting the umbilical cord immediately after the babies are born, and leaving it attached to fall off by itself. When the reasons are understood and the resulting peacefulness of the babies is seen, it becomes the most logical thing to do. There is no medical reason to cut the cord. This practice highlights and calls into question the standard practice of immediate cord clamping and the recently popularized 'cord...
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Yvonne S. Thornton, M. D., M. P. H. whose superb training and peerless credentials make her one of America's top OB/GYN specialists, is also a doctor who truly listens to her patients. She has learned from the questions and concerns of real women what information they truly need to make the best decisions about their bodies and healthcare. Now she has combined a wealth of medical knowledge, the wisdom gained from her thirty-five years of practice,...
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Sabemos que existe la Menopausia y que en algún momento nos llegará y solemos ignorarla hasta que nos sucede. Pero no debería ser así porque es un momento fundamental para el que nos tenemos que preparar. Este libro no es sólo para las mujeres que están a punto de empezar la Menopausia sino también para las que todavía están en edad reproductiva y planean su maternidad así como para las que ya pasaron los primeros síntomas y continúan...
9) Sperm Tales
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Infertility is a medical problem defined as the failure of a couple to conceive a child after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse, or the inability to carry a pregnancy to live birth. According to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, infertility affects about 6.1 million people in the United States, which is about 10 percent of the reproductive age population. Sperm Tales provides the necessary step-by-step information that enables...
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Since the 1970s, behavioural ecologists and evolutionary biologists have been fascinated by the biological implications of sperm from different males competing for fertilization of the egg in the female reproductive tract. But until Human Sperm Competition there had never been a discussion of the phenomenon for the human species in book form, despite its relevance for a full understanding of human reproduction. The book is a pioneering analysis of...
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This e-book provides the most updated and vital information in a concise, portable format. It focuses on diagnosis and therapy, including management protocols, medications, and dosages. Common problems are covered in greater detail. Key facts on uncommon conditions are also presented. Medical students and interns can find pearls on pelvic and breast examinations and cervical examinations during labor, and they can also prepare confidently for quizzes...
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When thirty-six-year-old working mum Penny came to see gynaecologist Jim Dornan about her premenstrual symptoms, she was at the end of her tether. In Coping with PMT, Jim discusses the physical effects of modern family planning, the contraceptive pill and hormone therapy, and youll discover how Jim helped Penny to overcome her problems and transform her life. This story was originally published as Its my hormones, doctor in Jim Dornans bestselling...
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What happens when a woman is diagnosed with gynaecological cancer? How will this diagnosis and its treatment affect her? What are the implications for her sexuality and sense of self?
'Lives Interrupted' delivers up-to-date information on cancer therapy, offers insights into the complex journey faced by women diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer, and traces a woman's very personal path through the treatment of her illness.
An informed and compassionate...
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The 3rd Edition is completely updated to reflect the latest recommendations, including the 2020 risk-based cervical cancer management guideline. It provides vital information in a concise, portable format. The handbook focuses on diagnosis and therapy, including management protocols, medications, and dosages. Common problems are covered in greater detail. Key facts on uncommon conditions are also presented. Medical students and interns can find pearls...
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Summary of Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy by the pregnancy experts at Mayo Clinic, Edited by Rogers Harms & Myra Wick | Includes Analysis Preview: Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy is a comprehensive guide to navigating all aspects of pregnancy including pregnancy preparations, conception, week-by-week embryonic development, labor, and postpartum care. Pregnancy is exciting, but for most women there are also numerous accompanying...
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Lactancia materna es un texto clave y de vanguardia, que aborda de manera integral el fenómeno del amamantamiento y lo posiciona desde el paradigma del autocuidado. Da cuenta de las estrategias de promoción de la lactancia materna en el ámbito de la gestión pública, las iniciativas internacionales para su instalación exitosa y la descripción de consultas de apoyo en las Clínicas de Lactancia.
Asimismo, presenta aspectos fisiológicos que ayudan...
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Direct microscopy provides, in real time and without laboratory procedures, reliable and compre- hensive information about hormonal status, cervicovaginal infections, physiological cell changes and dysplastic cells.
In our current practice direct microscopy or phase contrast microscopy is usually performed as an extension of the routine gynaecological check-up, in order to obtain more reliable information during patient examination.
Ideally, direct...
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This book provides pregnant women and new parents with evidence-based information on pregnancy and parenting. Most parenting books advise pregnant women or new parents what to do and, at best, defend that advice by citing recommendations from highly selected "experts" or equally selective "studies." Some parents prefer an advice book, but an increasing number do not trust the advice they receive unless they are convinced of its scientific backing.
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20) Easy Colposcopy
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This practical atlas presents colposcopy in detail. It offers an innovative but extremely ex planatory approach, to the benefit of space given to numerous didactic diagrams made with computer graphics and about 500 colpophotographs whose quality has received enthusiastic acclaim from the most authoritative international experts of Colposcopy.
The author includes extremely clear images of squamous metaplasia's maturation phases, dysplastic lesions,...
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