Persons needing health care in reproductive circumstances (6 contents)
Contraceptive behaviour (12 contents)
Contraception and its impact on heart health
Hormonal contraception is one of the most commonly used methods to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Oral contraception, apart from its many undoubted advantages (e.g. high effectiveness, increased...
Can hormones work through the skin? - part 2
Hormones are chemicals that regulate the human body. The female sex hormones are oestrogen and progesterone. It is the cyclical changes in the secretion of these substances that determine a woman's...
Can hormones work through the skin? - part 1
Hormones are chemicals that regulate the human body. The female sex hormones are oestrogen and progesterone. It is the cyclical changes in the secretion of these substances that determine a woman's...
Can hormones work through the skin? - part 3
Hormones are chemicals that regulate the human body. The female sex hormones are oestrogen and progesterone. It is the cyclical changes in the secretion of these substances that determine a woman's...
Can contraception be forgotten?
From puberty to menopause - that is, in European terms, for about 40 years we have to reckon with the possibility of an unplanned pregnancy. This shows the importance of well-chosen and effective...
Contraception on index (Pearl)
Which method of contraception is the most effective? The Pearl index helps in the comparison and choice. The most favourable, i.e. lowest, indexes are characterised by long-term solutions:...
The era of long-term contraception has arrived
When they were introduced in the 1960s, they were considered a dream come true for generations of women and men. But the effectiveness of the contraceptive pill - as they are referred to - requires...
