Birth control, contraception, family planning Books
Collective Ink Sweetening the Pill – or How We Got Hooked on
Book Synopsis"Holly Grigg-Spall is fearless, and her courageous advocacy on behalf of women whose stories are too often silenced is a model for others trying to make positive change through health activism. Read the book and get inspired, get angry, and most importantly get information. Sweetening the Pill is exactly the thing needed to energize and mobilize this important women's health conversation." Laura Eldridge, author of In Our Control: The Complete Guide to Contraceptive Choices for Women Millions of healthy women take a powerful medication every day from their mid-teens to menopause - the Pill - but few know how this drug works or the potential side effects. Contrary to cultural myth, the birth-control pill impacts on every organ and function of the body, and yet most women do not even think of it as a drug. Depression, anxiety, paranoia, rage, panic attacks - just a few of the effects of the Pill on half of the over 80% of women who pop these tablets during their lifetimes. When the Pill was released, it was thought that women would not submit to taking a medication each day when they were not sick. Now the Pill is making women sick. However, there are a growing number of women looking for non-hormonal alternatives for preventing pregnancy. In a bid to spark the backlash against hormonal contraceptives, this book asks: Why can't we criticize the Pill?Trade ReviewHolly Grigg-Spall effectively melts the candy coating that obscures a simple truth: what we don't know, can indeed hurt us. Sweetening the Pill, equal parts personal journey, investigative journalism and feminist manifesto, cracks open the paternalist and corporate-driven ethos of self-improvement that undermines women's body literacy. We've got to demand better: more transparency, more options and more support for self-determined health care. Getting there begins with the kind of courageous inquiry Grigg-Spall inspires. -- Chris Bobel, associate professor of Women's Studies at University of Massachusetts Boston and author of New Blood: Third Wave Feminism and the Politic Holly Grigg-Spall is fearless, and her courageous advocacy on behalf of women whose stories are too often silenced is a model for others trying to make positive change through health activism. Read the book and get inspired, get angry, and most importantly get information. Sweetening the Pill is exactly the thing needed to energize and mobilize this important women's health conversation. -- Laura Eldridge, author of In Our Control: The Complete Guide to Contraceptive Choices for Women In Sweetening the Pill, Holly Grigg-Spall lays out the reality of hormonal contraception, and the ubiquitous political and commercial interests at play, with breathtaking precision. With most young women using these drugs, and providers cynically side-stepping informed consent and respectful consultation, this is a core and urgent issue of our time. If you are interested in teen girl and womens' health, and the wellbeing and evolution of society as a whole, read Sweetening the Pill. It's a riveting read and a powerful tool for change. -- Jane Bennett, co-author of The Pill: Are You Sure It's For You? and The Natural Fertility Management Contraception Kit and A Blessing Not A Curse We discovered in the '70s that the personal is political. Holly Grigg-Spall starts with her and other women's personal experiences with the Pill, then thoughtfully and thoroughly considers it scientifically, medically and philosophically to discover the political truth of the Pill. She shares strategies for finding new ways to control our fertility while regaining control of our destiny. Grigg-Spall's careful study on the Pill's effect on women's health is long, long overdue. We are so busy fighting to keep hormonal birth control available that we don't want to question what it is doing to our health and our lives. After reading this book, we can never see the Pill in the same way again. -- Carol Downer, veteran women's health activist and author of A New View of a Woman's Body, How to Stay Out of the Gynecologist's Office, A Woman's Book Oral contraceptives have done so much for so many, but when they don't stand up to scrutiny, women have a right to know more. Sweetening The Pill is a fascinating and up-to-the-minute account of the persistent questions around the effects of birth-control pills. Holly Grigg-Spall's cross-cultural perspective provides keen insights into the impact of the latest US health care initiatives.Consolidating personal testimonies, current thought and the controversy surrounding the widespread and prolonged use of oral contraception, this book is a toolkit for action. -- Chella Quint, writer, performer and educator at Adventures in Menstruating
£12.34
Berghahn Books Patient-Centred IVF: Bioethics and Care in a
Book Synopsis Contemporary Dutch policy and legislation facilitate the use of high quality, accessible and affordable assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) to all citizens in need of them, while at the same time setting some strict boundaries on their use in daily clinical practices. Through the ethnographic study of a single clinic in this national context, Patient-Centred IVF examines how this particular form of medicine, aiming to empower its patients, co-shapes the experiences, views and decisions of those using these technologies. Gerrits contends that to understand the use of reproductive technologies in practice and the complexity of processes of medicalization, we need to go beyond ‘easy assumptions’ about the hegemony of biomedicine and the expected impact of patient-centredness.Trade Review “The ethnographic perspective of the book offers a valuable insight into the limitations that patient-centred approaches offer to solving the issues of medicalization in the context of ART. What is more, the book provides a close look into the daily work of health care providers, which is extremely valuable as it offers a careful analysis of health care providers’ interactions with patients, including mundane details often left outside of the analytical gaze.” • Medicine Anthropology Theory “The social scientific study of reproduction is a growing field and scholars in that field will welcome a book on ART in the Dutch context as do a wide range of scholars and general readers interested in either feminism, gender, or health care. Physicians and other medical professionals will be interested in this work due to its clear implications for practice.” • Arthur L. Greil, Alfred UniversityTable of Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Medicalization and Persistence Patient-Centred Medicine Outline of the Book Chapter 1. Studying ARTs: Theory, Context, the Clinic and Methods Understanding the Use of ARTs Dutch Context – Families, Children and Childlessness The Radboud Clinic The Study Chapter 2. ‘Dutch IVF’. Legislation, Guidelines and Health Insurances Legislation and Guidelines Health Insurance Coverage Conclusion Chapter 3. The Couples and their Quest for a Child Social and Demographic Characteristics Facing Fertility Problems: Diverse Points of Departure Couples’ Quest for a Child: the Process Complementary and Alternative Medicine Adoption as a Last Resort Conclusion Chapter 4. Daily Practices in the Patient-Centred Clinic Interpersonal Aspects of Care Privacy (or Not) Abundant Information Psycho-Social Support and Empathy Decision Making – Multiple Dynamics Conclusion Chapter 5. Information and Interpretation. Risks and Rates IVF Success Rates: What Do They Tell Us? Risks: Facts and Perceptions Beyond Facts – Uncertainty and Trust Conclusion Chapter 6. The Body and Visualizing Technologies Gaining Insight in the Reproductive Body and its Flaws Visualization of Reproduction through IVF Case: Louise’s Diary Trying Once More? Compelling Technology Conclusion Chapter 7. Gendered Suffering and Support The Gendered and Unequal Burdens of IVF Sharing the Grief of Loss after IVF Essentializing Genetics and Gender Dynamics Conclusion Chapter 8. Bioethics in Practice Multi-Disciplinary Ethics Meeting Case: Woman Carrier of a Cancer Gene Concerns in Context Addressing Ethically Sensitive Requests Conclusion Chapter 9. Conclusion Dutch IVF Bioethics in Practice Patient-Centred Practices Gender Inequality and the Imperative of Genetics Final Thoughts: Implications for the Field and Future Research Appendices Appendix I: Methods Appendix II: Social and Demographic Background Data Of Study Participants Appendix III: Patients’ or Couples’ Characteristics or Situations Leading to Concerns among Clinic Staff and their Reasons for Withholding Treatment Glossary Reference list Index
£96.30
Hay House UK Ltd Spiritual Fertility: Integrative Practices for
Book Synopsis'Spiritual Fertility contains everything that anyone dealing with fertility issues on any level needs to know.' - Dr Christiane Northrup, New York Times bestselling author of Women's Bodies, Women's WisdomSpiritual Fertility is a deeply compassionate guide for self-care in which the journey towards your healing also becomes the journey towards fertility. Whether you're just starting to think about a family or you've been trying for years, this book will provide an uplifting experience of fertility and conscious conception. Fertility is about more than just the biochemical process of conception: the dynamic spark that is responsible for creating each new human being cannot be reduced to a mass of cells. There is a deeper mystery at play that you can tap into in order to become your own empowered advocate. Holistic fertility expert and 'baby whisperer' Dr Julie Von explains how to access your deepest intuitive wisdom and use it as a powerful tool for fertility. What doctors don't tell you when you begin to look at fertility treatments is that healing family wounds, balancing hormones and creating a receptive energy are essential for connecting with the spiritual and unseen aspects of creating life. With compassion and clarity, Dr Von provides proven practices to unblock past trauma, reorient with your wholeness and even connect with the spirits of your future children.
£12.99
Berghahn Books Abortion in Asia: Local Dilemmas, Global Politics
Book Synopsis The issue of abortion forces a confrontation with the effects of poverty and economic inequalities, local moral worlds, and the cultural and social perceptions of the female body, gender, and reproduction. Based on extensive original field research, this provocative collection presents case studies from Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and India. It includes powerful insight into the conditions and hard choices faced by women and the circumstances surrounding unplanned pregnancies. It explores the connections among poverty, violence, barriers to access, and the politics and strategies involved in abortion law reform. The contributors analyze these issues within the broader conflicts surrounding women's status, gender roles, religion, nationalism and modernity, as well as the global politics of reproductive health.Trade Review “[This book] makes an empirically rich and important contribution to social scientific scholarship on induced abortion practices and will hopefully inspire further studies.” · Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale “…although there is a wealth of commonalities, these papers present the context as crucial. The contributors make good use of women’s personal stories to invigorate the discussion of the many dilemmas. The women’s stories also demonstrate the extent to which local initiatives may be compromised by global influences, as exemplified by short sighted religious campaigns and the resulting donor/aid restrictions. The contributors’ focus on Asia actually makes this book more applicable, even germane, to women’s health care internationally.” · The Practicing Midwife “This book is a comprehensive volume on abortion in South and Southeast Asia. Readers will benefit from this informative volume in gaining a bird’s eye view of the heated debate and local realities in these regions.” · Asian Anthropology “The contributions make it a significantly important reference book for the areas of politics of reproduction, gender, and development, as well as gender, culture, and health. It would be particularly useful in medical anthropology in public health, anthropology and reproductive health, as well as gender and health courses.” · Medical Anthropology Quarterly “Abortion in Asia offers rich insight into abortion policies and women’s reproductive-health experiences in Asia’s developing countries… Scholars interested in gender, reproductive health, abortion, and policies concerning these topics will find [this book] relevant, as will advocates, NGO workers, and policymakers. [It]provides useful insights for practitioners and advocates of safe and accessible abortion provision. Chapters on political processes aiming at legal reforms and policy implementation will be particularly useful for political scientists and advocates working toward the advancement of abortion rights in a variety of settings.” · Studies in Family Planning “The book aims to spark a dialogue between academics and advocates, and between anthropology and public health.” · IIAS (International Institute for Asian Studies) NewsletterTable of Contents List of Tables and Figures List of Appendices Acknowledgements List of Contributors Chapter 1: Abortion in Asia: an overview Andrea Whittaker Chapter 2: Contraceptive use and unsafe abortion in rural Cambodia Elizabeth Hoban, Tung Rathavy and Phirun Lam Chapter 3: Between remembering and forgetting: Post-diagnostic abortions in Hanoi, Vietnam Tine M. Gammeltoft Chapter 4: Violence, Poverty and ‘Weakness’- Interpersonal and institutional reasons why Burmese women on the Thai border utilise abortion Suzanne Belton Chapter 5: Quality of care and pregnancy terminations for adolescent women in urban slums, Bangladesh Sabina Faiz Rashid Chapter 6: Choosing abortion providers in rural Tamil Nadu: Balancing costs and quality of care Lakshmi Ramachandar and Pertti J Pelto Chapter 7: Abortion in Vietnam: History, culture and politics collide in the era of doi moi Merrill Wolf, Phan Bich Thuy, Alyson Hyman and Amanda Huber Chapter 8: Abortion and politics in Indonesia Terence H Hull and Ninuk Widyantoro Chapter 9: Barriers to access to abortion services in Malaysia: Misinformation and stigma Rashidah Abdullah and Yut-Lin Wong Chapter 10: Improving access to safe termination of pregnancy in Thailand: An analysis of the policy development during 1999 to 2006 Nongluk Boonthai, Sripen Tantivess, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Kamheang Chaturachinda Chapter 11: Epilogue: Further challenges Andrea Whittaker Glossary Index
£89.10
Family Planning Association Your Guide to the Progestogenonly Pill
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£5.52
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd Sex and the 3 Rs Rights, Risks and
Book SynopsisSex and the 3 Rs (fourth edition) Rights, Risks and Responsibilities is a sex education resource that provides a framework for staff to undertake sex education work which acknowledges the realities of sexual relationships for many people with learning disabilities. An extensive range of issues relating to sexuality are discussed with suggestions for assessment, service responses to, and work around the issue. The pack directly tackles difficult subjects, including pornography, sexual abuse of children, consent in relationships and safer sex.This new edition is fully revised and updated with additional material covering recent policy and legislative changes. Like its predecessor, this training resource is aimed primarily at those working with adults with learning disabilities, however parts of it can be adapted for use with younger people. Sex and the 3 Rs (fourth edition) has been updated as a result of industry changes that are currently impacting upon the sexual lives of people with learning disabilities and the increasing amount of time many people spend online which subsequently, then affects their personal, social and sexual lives.This new fourth edition gives some ideas on how to support people with learning disabilities to safely access online pornography and engage in 'sexting'. Fully revised edition; includes photocopiable line drawings and comprehensive guide to teaching sex education to people with learning disabilities.Table of ContentsSection 1: Contexts1.1: The Law 1.2: Race, culture, ethnicity and religion1.3: The environment and opportunities for relationships1.4: Syndromes, physical disability and medication1.5: Confidentiality 1.6: Guidelines, policies and care plans1.7: Staff supervision and safeguardsSection 2: Individual work2. 1: Why do individual work?2.2: Who should do the work? 2.3: The importance of trust 2.4: Outside help 2.5: Sensitivity to sexual lifestyles 2.6: Does the individual want to do the work? 2.7: Where should individual work take place? 2.8: Length and time 2.9: Communication2.10: The implications of talking about yourself2.11: Accepting the reality of people's lives 2.12: Skills required 2.13: Supervision 2.14: Limits 2.15: Evaluating individual workSection 3: Group work3.1: Possibilities and limits 3.2: Single-sex or mixed groups? 3.3: Facilitators and co-facilitators 3.4: Group size3.5: Practical arrangements3.6: Time span of groups 3.7: Finding group members 3.8: The abilities of group members 3.9: Confidentiality 3.10: Methods 3.11: Setting the agenda. 3.12: A suggested outline for a 14-week course Section 4: Issues4.1: General sex education 4.2: Appropriate and inappropriate masturbation4.3: How to masturbate 4.4: Menstruation 4.5: Menopause4.6: Sensitivity in relationships4.7: Assertiveness and saying no4.8: Consent 4.9: Sex between people of different abilities4.10: Men having sex with men4.11: Women having sex with women 4.12: Women wanting and having boyfriends 4.13: Women having sex with men4.14: Men wanting and having girlfriends4.15: Men having sex with women 4.16: People being sexually abused 4.17: Men with learning disabilities who sexually abuse 4.18: Sexual risk to children 4.19: Sexually transmitted diseases and safer sex 4.20: Men with learning disabilities having sex with men in public toilets 4.21: Sexual and reproductive health screening 4.22: Pornography and the internet4.23: Access to sex workers4.24: Reproduction 4.25: Contraception 4.26: Marriage and civil partnerships4.27: Forced marriage4.28: Domestic violence4.29: 'Mate' crime4.30: Parenting4.31: Abortion 4.32: Men with learning disabilities cross-dressing and other unconventional sexual behavioursSection 5: Notes on the pictures5.1: Considerations for using the pictures5.2: Description of each picture and ideas for use 5.3: Catalogue of pictures Section 6: Resources and organisationsResourcesOrganisations
£123.50
De Gruyter Children by Choice?: Changing Values,
Book SynopsisDuring the 20th century, medico-technical advances such as the invention of the latex condom (1930), the arrival of the contraceptive pill on the free market (1960/61) and the birth of the first child conceived by in vitro fertilization (1978) contributed to the fact that in Europe and the USA, the planning, conceiving and making of children was increasingly perceived as a matter of individual and collective decision-making. Especially since mid-century, these societies underwent profound political, economic and cultural evolutions. In the realm of human reproduction the relationship between the possible, the desirable, and the permitted had to be continually renegotiated. This volume examines in nine chapters how thinking, speaking and acting changed with regards to reproduction and family planning throughout the modern and post-modern period. Applying an international comparative perspective, the study specifically focuses on the role of value changes underlying these transformation processes.
£49.05
PeePee Publishers and Distributors Pvt Short Essays on Sex: Volume 1
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£5.62
Zubaan Individuals, Householders, Citizens Family
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£18.74
United Nations World family planning 2020: highlights,
Book SynopsisExpanding access to contraception is essential for achieving universal access to reproductive health-care services, as called for in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This Highlights presents estimates of contraceptive use and needs from 1990 to 2020, and projections to 2030 for 196 countries or areas of the world as well as regional and global trends. It describes the impact of population growth and changes in demand for family planning on the projected numbers of women who are contraceptive users or have unmet need for family planning. It also discusses global progress in meeting the demand for family planning with modern methods as called for in the 2030 Agenda (SDG indicator 3.7.1) and how satisfying the demand for family planning with modern methods can contribute towards progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
£16.96
World Health Organization Clinical Practice Handbook for Safe Abortion
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£17.57
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific STI/ HIV One Hundred Percent Condom Use Programme
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£12.80
