En el documento Criterios medicos de elegibilidad para el uso de anticonceptivos se revisan los criterios medicos de elegibilidad para el uso de anticonceptivos y se ofrece orientacion sobre la seguridad de la utilizacion de diferentes metodos para mujeres y hombres con condiciones medicas conocidas o caracteristicas especificas. Las recomendaciones estan basadas en revisiones sistematicas de investigaciones clinicas y epidemiologicas disponibles. Es una guia complementaria de las Recomendaciones sobre practicas seleccionadas para el uso de anticonceptivos. Juntos, estos documentos estan destinados a responsables de la formulacion de politicas, directores de programas y la comunidad cientifica, con el fin de apoyar a los programas nacionales en la preparacion de guias para la prestacion de servicios. La cuarta edicion de este util recurso reemplaza las ediciones anteriores y se ha actualizado y ampliado por completo. Incluye mas de 86 recomendaciones nuevas y 165 actualizaciones de las recomendaciones emitidas en la edicion anterior. En la presente edicion se brinda orientacion para poblaciones con necesidades especiales, y en un nuevo anexo, se detalla la evidencia sobre las interacciones farmacologicas como consecuencia del uso concomitante de terapias antirretrovirales y anticonceptivos hormonales. A modo de ayuda para los usuarios familiarizados con la tercera edicion, las recomendaciones nuevas y las actualizadas aparecen resaltadas. Se recomienda a todos aquellos que participen en la prestacion de servicios de planificacion familiar y anticoncepcion tener a mano la cuarta edicion Criterios medicos de elegibilidad para el uso de anticonceptivos."

This book brings together the most up-to-date information about the physiology of progestogens. This volume addresses the bidirectional communication between hormones, fertility, tumors, and autoimmunity. It provides the basic science and clinical perspectives of progestogens which have not been previously available in one volume. In addition to estrogens, androgens, mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids, progestogens are a major class of steroid hormone. While present in certain phases of estrous and menstrual cycles, progestogens are named for their function in maintaining pregnancy. This book is essentially practical in orientation, addressing the specific issues that confront the practitioner, and provides information to Obstetricians, Gynecologists, Reproductive endocrinologists, as well as Gynecological Oncologists and Rheumatologists. Contributions are from an international team of experts in the field.

The annotated bibliography that follows summarizes some of the more important studies that have been published concerning smoking and its effects on the fetus along with reports of the various efforts that have been undertaken to reduce the impact of smoking during pregnancy. The material has been divided into topics to guide the reader and cross-references are included at the end of each section. An Author Index is also included to guide the reader to relevant publications when only an author's name is known. The following comments constitute an overall summary of the literature.

This book combines the most recent knowledge on the maternal, i.e. oocyte/egg-specific, molecules and processes. The volume covers the most recent advances in a plethora of subjects such as: maternal transfer of immunity, localized RNAs functions and mechanisms of RNA localization, transcriptional repression of maternal messages, maternal inheritance and maternal role of CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing, chromatin remodeling and epigenetic modifications, maternal function of nucleosomes, maternal mitochondria and energy supply, role of bacterial symbionts and their maternal transmission, acquisition of oocyte polarity and evolution of maternal effect genes, germ plasm and oosome origin and functions, mechanisms of oocyte activation and soma germ cells communication. Currently, no other book on the market combines such a comprehensive list of subjects in one volume. Moreover, the information provided is a cross-section through oocytes from various invertebrate and vertebrate species, which is another unique feature of this book. The readers, therefore, get a completely new and invaluable perspective on all covered subjects.

Sound Advice on Symptoms and Treatment, Newly Revised and Updated Edition

Expert information presented in a clear and accessible style.

Prostate problems eventually trouble more than half of all American males, and cancer of the prostate is the second most common cause of death from cancer among men in this country. This comprehensive book on the prostate for general readers is based on an eminent urologist’s thirty years of clinical experience.

Stephen N. Rous covers healthy prostate function, the diseases—both malignant and nonmalignant—that can affect the prostate, treatment choices for the different conditions, and any expected aftereffects. He addresses frankly and compassionately a frequent fear that patients have: loss of sexual potency.

Rous looks at the latest developments in treatment for prostate problems. He explains surgical and radiation therapy for cancer of the prostate and fully discusses nonsurgical options. For this newly revised and updated edition, he has added the latest information on the tests and treatments for prostate problems.

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