Suggested Citation: "FRONT MATTER." Beverly Winikoff, et al. 1997. The Whole Truth About Contraception: A Guide to Safe and Effective Choices. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press. doi: 10.17226/5281.

The Whole Truth About Contraception

A Guide To Safe Sex And Effective Choices

by

Beverly Winikoff, MD, MPH, and

Suzanne Wymelenberg

JOSEPH HENRY PRESS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
1997

Suggested Citation: "FRONT MATTER." Beverly Winikoff, et al. 1997. The Whole Truth About Contraception: A Guide to Safe and Effective Choices. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press. doi: 10.17226/5281.

JOSEPH HENRY PRESS
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The Joseph Henry Press, an imprint of the National Academy Press, was created with the goal of making books on science, technology, and health more widely available to professionals and the public. Joseph Henry was one of the founders of the National Academy of Sciences and a leader of early American science.

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Winikoff, Beverly.

The whole truth about contraception: a guide to safe and effective choices / by Beverly Winikoff, and Suzanne Wymelenberg.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary: A detailed guide to currently available methods of birth control.

ISBN 0-309-05494-X (alk. paper)

1. Contraception—Popular works. [1. Birth control.]

I. Wymelenberg, Suzanne. II. Title.

RG136.2.W54 1997

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The ideas, procedures, and suggestions contained in this book are not intended to replace the services of a physician. Many matters regarding your health require medical supervision and you should consult a physician before adopting the procedures described here. Any application of the treatments set forth in this book is at the reader's sole discretion and neither the authors nor the publisher assume any responsibility or liability therefore.

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SPERMICIDES

 

72

   

Effectiveness

 

73

   

Spermicides and Disease

 

75

   

Health Effects

 

75

   

Spermicides and How to Use Them

 

76

PART TWO
Hormonal Methods

 

 

7

 

THE PILL: COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES

 

85

   

Combination Pills

 

86

   

How Effective Is the Pill?

 

89

   

Is the Pill for You?

 

89

   

How Reversible Is the Pill?

 

89

   

Health Effects

 

91

   

Getting and Using the Combination Pill

 

103

   

How to Handle Side Effects

 

107

   

Cost

 

108

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THE PILL: PROGESTIN-ONLY PILLS (POPs)

 

110

   

Effectiveness and Reversibility

 

111

   

Health Effects

 

112

   

How to Use the Progestin-Only Pill

 

116

   

Cost

 

119

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NORPLANT

 

121

   

Effectiveness and Reversibility

 

124

   

Health Effects

 

125

   

Is Norplant Right for You?

 

127

   

Choosing Norplant

 

129

   

Living with Norplant

 

131

   

Cost

 

133

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DEPO-PROVERA

 

134

   

Effectiveness and Reversibility

 

135

   

Health Effects

 

136

   

Is Depo-Provera Right for You?

 

138

   

Using Depo-Provera

 

139

   

Cost

 

140

PART THREE
The Intrauterine Method

 

 

11

 

INTRAUTERINE DEVICES (IUDs)

 

143

   

IUD Safety

 

144

   

How the IUD Works

 

145

   

Types of IUDs

 

146

   

Effectiveness and Reversibility

 

148

   

Cautions, Complications, and Possible Side Effects

 

149

   

Getting an IUD

 

154

   

Cost

 

160

PART FOUR
Surgical Methods

 

 

12

 

FEMALE STERILIZATION: TUBAL OCCLUSION

 

163

   

Methods and Techniques

 

164

   

Effectiveness and Reversibility

 

170

   

Possible Complications

 

172

   

When to Have a Tubal Occlusion

 

173

   

Having a Tubal Occlusion

 

174

   

Cost

 

178

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