Product Description: Many women would like to either partly or completely dispense with their monthly menstruation and its accompanying attributes. Taking oral hormonal contraceptives (OC) is possible. However, currently no OC preparation is authorized specifically for this indication in Germany...read more

Explains how oral contraceptives work to prevent pregnancy, describes the possibly helpful and possibly harmful side effects of these pills, and discusses other contraceptive methods.

Product Description: The sixth edition of this popular handbook is still the only book to give comprehensive information - with no fudging on the unwanted side effects - about the Pill and related hormonal methods of contraception. The author, an experienced prescriber and trusted medical author, writes in a clear and accessible way...read more

A study of hormone replacement therapy dispels primitive beliefs about menopause and its effects, offering the latest research while promoting herbal remedies as an alternative to drug replacement therapy.

Product Description: This is a hardcover three-ring binder containing twenty color slides from Professor James Owen Drife's popular clinical guide, The Benefits and Risks of Oral Contraceptives Today (1996, Parthenon Publishing). Also included in the front of the binder is a copy of the booklet, which contains five main sections on human fertility and contraceptives, the clinical pharmacology of oral contraceptives, and their risks, benefits, and controversies The slides-booklet combination makes an effective, practical teaching and lecture resource for both professional training and patient education...read more

The inventor of the pill and antihistamines describes how he synthesized cortisone and the pill at the age of twenty-eight, and chronicles his career and his metamorphosis into a socially conscious scientist

The inventor of the pill and antihistamines describes how he synthesized cortisone and the pill at the age of twenty-eight, and chronicles his career and his metamorphosis into a socially conscious scientist. 15,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.

Product Description: The Pill was first made widely available in 1961, and is still the subject of controversy. Now in its 4th edition, this is a comprehensive handbook for both the modern woman using the Pill and health professionals involved in family planning...read more

The chemist who led the team that synthesized the first oral contraceptive discusses methods of birth control in the present and the future from the perspectives of science, industry, and public policy, noting factors shaping research and development

Product Description: Book by Wilson, Robert A.