Women's Health in Clinical Practice A Handbook for Primary Care [Paperback]

This book clearly elucidates many of the key issues found in the disparate literature on sex-based differences in health and illness. It provides primary care clinicians with a practical, up-to-date source of information that can lead to optimal, targeted care for women. Among the topics examined in this comprehensive volume are treating and preventing osteoporosis, diabetes, cervical cancer, eating disorders, and more.

WOMEN'S HEALTH IN CLINICAL PRACTICETable of ContentsChapter 1: ContraceptionLynda M. Bascelli, MD, Assistant Residency Director, West Jersey-Memorial Family Practice Residency at VirtuaChapter 2: Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric DisorderHarris B. Cohen, MD, Private PracticeChapter 3: MenopauseJanice E. Nevin, MD, MPH, Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical CollegeDeborah Ehrenthal, MD, FACP, Assistant Residency Program Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christiana Care Health System, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical CollegeChapter 4: OsteoporosisColleen Veloski, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Temple University School of MedicineChapter 5: Women and Coronary Heart DiseaseSusan Mather, MD, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Instructor, Division of Internal Medicine, Jefferson Medical CollegeChapter 6: Female Sexual DysfunctionLenore Tiefer, Ph.D, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of MedicineChapter 7: Irritable Bowel SyndromeAnn Ouyang, MD, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hershey Medical Center, Penn State UniversityDeborah M. Bethards, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hershey Medical Center, Penn State UniversityChapter 8: Urinary IncontinenceHarriette M. Scarpero, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt UniversityTamara G. Bavendam, MD, Medical Director, Pfizer, Inc.Chal9