Family Planning : A Global Handbook for Providers : Evidence-based Guidance Developed Through Worldwide Collaboration

This book can help in enabling health care providers to give better care to more people. This book translates scientific evidence into practical guidance on all major contraceptive methods. This guidance reflects the consensus of experts from the world's leading health organizations. With this book in hand, a provider can confidently serve clients with many different needs and knowledgeably offer a wide range of methods. The World Health Organization (WHO) appreciates the many contributions to this book made by people from around the world. The collaboration to develop, by consensus, an evidence-based book of this scope and depth is a remarkable achievement.

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Стр. 321 - Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body • Sudden confusion. ‎

Стр. 338 - Hormone is a chemical substance formed in one organ or part of the body and carried in the blood to another organ or part. ‎

Стр. 338 - . hemoglobin: iron-containing pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues. ‎

Стр. 320 - Uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back. ‎

Стр. 338 - Johnson shocked the world by announcing that he was infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and that as a result he was retiring from professional basketball. He went on to devote much of his time to AIDS activism. HARVEY FROMMER* Coauthor of "Basketball My Way" JOHNSON, Philip Cortelyou (1906- ), American architect and scholar. ‎

Стр. 293 - With limited clinical judgement \ 2 3 use method in any circumstances generally use the method use of method not usually recommended unless other more appropriate methods are not available or not acceptable. ‎

Стр. 336 - B, p. 32 1 . cryptorchidism Failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum after birth. ‎

Стр. 214 - Gently insert the inner ring into the vagina. Feel the inner ring go up and move into place. Place the index finger on the inside of the condom and push the inner ring up as far as it will go. Be sure the sheath is not twisted. The outer ring should remain on the outside of the vagina. The. ‎

Стр. 197 - Is it better for the man to have a vasectomy or for the woman to have female sterilization? Each couple must decide for themselves which method is best for them. Both are very effective, safe, permanent methods for couples who know that they will not want more children. ‎

Стр. 307 - Class A = essential and mandatory in all circumstances for safe and effective use of the contraceptive method. Class B = contributes substantially to safe and effective use, but implementation may be considered within the public health and/or service context. The risk of not performing an examination or test should be balanced against the benefits of making the contraceptive method available. Class C = does not contribute substantially to safe and effective use of the. ‎

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