This is a highly practical symptom-based manual of common women's conditions. The patient-centred approach provides invaluable guidance on diagnosis, treatment and further investigation. Conditions are grouped as menstrual, hormonal, sexual, breast, urinary, pregnancy, or weight related, and within these areas each symptom is listed alphabetically for ease of reference. A helpful summary of each condition is included where possible to provide an overview, in non-technical language, for the patient. Concise and easy-to read, it is the ideal ready reference for any busy healthcare professional, especially doctors and nurses in primary care hospital emergency departments. 'Despite brilliant advances in science, women's health needs are still mainly focused around their unique reproductive role: contraception, unplanned pregnancy, pregnancy, infertility, the loss of fertility, body image and self esteem. I wanted to bring together information that could be used across these and other areas where women seek health advice: general practice, accident and emergency, etc. in a simple quick reference format.' - Sarah Bekaert, in the Introduction.

About the Author
Senior Practitioner, Margaret Pyke Centre, London

Reviews
'A practical guide addressing the unique, multidisciplinary aspects of women's health issues.' RAHMA AL-KINDI, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY, MUSCAT, SULTANATE OF OMAN 'Concise and easy to read... an ideal ready reference for any busy healthcare professional in primary care and hospital emergency departments.' THE LAMP 'A range of women's health issues is presented in a very easy-to-read format...suitable for nursing or midwifery students in the first year of their course with no prior knowledge of women's health issues; or as a resource guide in any women's health department.' THE PRACTISING MIDWIFE



Book Information
ISBN 9781846190292
Author Sarah Bekaert
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint CRC Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 476g