Book contents
- Contraception
- Contraception
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Conception and the Menstrual Cycle
- 2 Making Decisions about Contraception
- 3 Barrier Methods of Contraception
- 4 Combined Hormonal Contraception: The Pill, Patch and Vaginal Ring
- 5 Progestogen-Only Pill
- 6 Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: The Implant, Injection and Coil
- 7 Fertility Awareness Method of Contraception
- 8 Emergency Contraception
- 9 Use of Hormonal Contraception to Treat Other Conditions
- Index
1 - Conception and the Menstrual Cycle
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 June 2023
- Contraception
- Contraception
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Conception and the Menstrual Cycle
- 2 Making Decisions about Contraception
- 3 Barrier Methods of Contraception
- 4 Combined Hormonal Contraception: The Pill, Patch and Vaginal Ring
- 5 Progestogen-Only Pill
- 6 Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: The Implant, Injection and Coil
- 7 Fertility Awareness Method of Contraception
- 8 Emergency Contraception
- 9 Use of Hormonal Contraception to Treat Other Conditions
- Index
Summary
In order to understand how to prevent conception, it is helpful to understand when, where and how it happens. Key to this is an understanding of the reproductive system and what happens during the menstrual cycle. This will support understanding of how contraception works. This chapter is a useful overview of the basics, to help with later chapters.
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- ContraceptionThe Answers You've Been Looking For, pp. 3 - 11Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023