Managing Contraceptive Pill Patients [Paperback]

Richard P. Dickey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2000

Louisiana State Univ., New Orleans. Pocket-sized quick-reference guide to oral contraceptive pill differences and medical management of side effects. In addition to the text, a set of tables are included for ease in finding necessary information. For use by clinicians in choosing oral contraceptives. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover.

Product Details

• Paperback: 245 pages
• Publisher: Emis Inc; 10th edition (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0917634055
• ISBN-13: 978-0917634055
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,061,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Tool for the Primary Care Practitioner, April 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Managing Contraceptive Pill Patients (Paperback)

As a primary care practitioner, I have found each edition of this book invaluable and an essential tool in my practice. The most worn pages in this book are those listing all commonly prescribed oral contraceptives along with their estrogenic and progesterone effects. Its unique quick reference index in the center of the book is also indispensible for a practitioner in a tearing hurry to locate the most current recommendations to treat a particular side effect. Highly recommended!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Managing Contraceptive Patient, September 7, 2005

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M. Bugarin "Dr. Viera" (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Managing Contraceptive Pill Patients (Paperback)

Consistent in it's format, easy to use,concise and up to date. Recommended to all medical personnel managing patients on oral contraceptives. I have purchased the last three editions over the last 7 years and have not been disappointed.

29 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good for patients too!, July 8, 2000

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Barbara Seaman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Managing Contraceptive Pill Patients (Paperback)

This book is intended for physicians but I recommend it forPill-using women.(If you're the type who likes perusing PHYSICIANSDESK REFERENCE, you'll LOVE this. It's much more user-friendly.) The past nine editions(first published in 1977) have been popular with clinicians and the book is a kind of "secret weapon" in the drawer of many a student health service or family planning center. You come in with a certain health history or certain side effects from your current Pill,and the doctor peeks in here to see what brand of Pill to start you on or switch you to. For example, according to Dr. Dickey, if your breast size increases that might mean you have estrogen excess whereas continuous bleeding and spotting suggests an estrogen deficiency. On the other hand, progestin excess might be signaled by appetite increase, depression, fatique. So in theory your doctor relies on this publication for guidance on dosages and brands. It includes various kinds of useful information that you are unlikely to find elsewhere; for example, what kind of interactions occur with other drugs you might take, what symptoms of deficiencies of which vitamins and minerals to watch out for on the Pill,the relation of side effects to hormone content and how to distinguish symptoms of a potentially serious nature.Problem is the oral contraceptive manufacturers are so aggressive about promoting their brands, the doctors are so busy and distracted etc, that, for her own protection, its really a good idea for the OC user to familiarize HERSELF with Dr. Dickey's continuously updated material. Let's be realistic-- this drug is unlike others in that healthy women take it for the longterm,( not being pregnant is not a disease,) and while some may benefit from the Pill, others may be harmed. Some vigilance is called for. If a woman feels comfortable letting her doctor "do the worrying for her' - well, that's fine. But if she's not so sure about that, if she wants to learn this stuff for herself, here's a fine way to begin. I don't expect that the author will appreciate this review. He doesn't aim his manual at patients, but since he started writing and publishing it, the health care delivery system has been falling apart, fewer people can rely on trusted long-term doctors who know them well, and - like it or not- patients are often required to take healthcare decisions into our own hands. If every student health service has this publication, I say so should every women's dormitory at every college. Power to the people!