Description
Book SynopsisAMSTARs: Adolescent Contraception: Basics and Beyond highlights the fundamental aspects of contraception with an overview of contraceptive methods and epidemiology, provides up-to-date guidance on medical eligibility criteria, and reviews critical policy advances supporting contraceptive access.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Overview (social determinants, epidemiology, cultural and regional differences, and method [includes natural family planning])
- CDC medical eligibility criteria
- Condoms
- Pills, rings, and patches
- Depo-Provera and whether it is still a good option in adolescents
- Intrauterine devices in adolescents (IUD’s)
- Implants (implementation and the management of associated bleeding)
- Emergency contraception
- Approaches to contraceptive counseling
- Implementation of long-acting reversible contraceptives methods into pediatric practice
- Male involvement in both family planning and preconception care
- Special cases (case-based contraception scenarios)
- Advocacy and policy
- New and on the horizon developments
Table of Contents
- 1. Contraceptive Use By US Adolescents: Where Are We Now?
- 2. Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention: Application of CDC Evidence-Based Contraception Guidance
- 3. Incorporating the Adolescent in Individualized and Effective Contraceptive Counseling
- 4. New Approaches for Pregnancy Prevention: Getting Males Involved With Both Male- and Female-Dependent Methods of Contraception
- 5. Condoms On and Off: A Review of Prophylactic Barrier Use and Youth Sexual Well-Being
- 6. The Contraceptive Ring, Patch, and Pills: An Update
- 7. Depo-Provera: Is It Still a Good Option for Adolescents?
- 8. Intrauterine Devices for Adolescents: Guidance for Clinicians
- 9. A “Call To Arms”: Using the Contraceptive Implant to Reduce Unplanned Adolescent Pregnancy
- 10. When “Plan A” Fails: Emergency Contraception
- 11. Implementation of LARC Methods Into Pediatric Practice
- 12. Special Cases: Case-Based Contraception Scenarios
- 13. Policy Foundations Supporting Adolescent Access to Contraceptive Care
- 14. New Contraceptive Developments on the Horizon
