Since the first randomized controlled studies were conducted on medical circumcision to assess their effectiveness on reducing HIV transmission, health systems have made considerable progress in adopting this practice in their HIV/AIDS and sexual reproductive health policies. As such, medical circumcision is being adopted as an additional ......
Brown Bodies, White Babies focuses on the practice of cross-racial gestational surrogacy, in which a woman - through in-vitro fertilization using the sperm and egg of intended parents or donors - carries a pregnancy for intended parents of a different race. Focusing on the racial differences between parents and surrogates, this book is interested ......
Brown Bodies, White Babies focuses on the practice of cross-racial gestational surrogacy, in which a woman - through in-vitro fertilization using the sperm and egg of intended parents or donors - carries a pregnancy for intended parents of a different race. Focusing on the racial differences between parents and surrogates, this book is interested ......
Marrying neurobiology and traditional Chinese medicine, Structuring the Fertile Metabolism presents acupuncture practitioners with a new and original approach to treatment support for those trying to conceive. With a focus on understanding and harmonising the emotions of infertility, this book explains how acupuncture can be used to help the ......
A Guide to Physical Disorders That Have Psychiatric Symptoms
This text provides psychotherapists, counsel lors and other mental health professionals with a strong fou ndation for identifying those physiological disorders that m ay be at the root of the mental health problems presented by female clients. '
A Guide to Physical Disorders That Have Psychiatric Symptoms
Many physical disorders suffered by women have psychiatric symptoms. For example, hyperthyroidism can result in depression and anxiety, and temporal lobe epilepsy can have the same symptoms as bipolar disorder. As a result, women are in danger of being misdiagnosed as having psychiatric problems and receiving completely inappropriate treatment. ......
Presented in a non-judgmental manner, this work focuses on empowering the pregnant teen to seek support and utilise the information provided in order to feel comfortable choosing the option that is best for her. It emphasises taking responsibility for one's actions and building a positive future.
Shares details about the author's own life and work in an effort to promote better understanding of the reality of abortion and the violent forces that threaten a woman's right to choose. This work offers readers a view from the clinic operating room as well as information on the abortion pill known as RU 486.
This anthology aims to offer incisive analysis of the plethora of issues raised by advances in reproductive medicine, including abortion, contraception, cryopreservation of gametes and embryos, surrogate motherhood and psychosocial issues of in-vitro fertilisation.
