Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health

The purpose of sexual and reproductive healthcare should be the enhancement of personal relationships and a healthy sex life and not merely counselling and care related to procreation or sexually transmitted infections. Providing practical and evidence-based guidance, this textbook follows the curriculum of the joint EBCOG and ESCRH examination in Contraception and Sexual and Reproductive Health . Coverage is comprehensive, allowing readers to gain an in-depth understanding of each topic. Written by trusted experts in the field, topics covered include contraception, infertility and sexual dysfunction, sexual violence and STIs. The text provides advice and practical tips for how to practice patient-centred counselling and shared decision-making. Improving the relationship between the patient and healthcare-provider leads to increased trust, adherence of advice and more satisfactory treatment for the patient.

• Provides detailed advice for how to practice patient centered counselling and shared decision-making, improving the relationship between the patient and healthcare-provider leading to increased trust and adherence of advice.
• Comprehensive in its coverage of SRH topics, the guidance is evidence-based and up to date, aimed at specialists in the field looking to improve their in-depth understanding.
• Provides up to date, holistic guidance on how to manage patients with sexual dysfunction and victims of sexual violence, which can be lacking in many traditional resources that focus on practicalities of contraception and sexually transmitted infections.