Text provides comprehensive coverage of women's health information. Reflects the latest research and discusses pregnancy, hormone replacement therapy, and frequently encountered medical problems.

Revised edition of: Women's health : a primary care clinical guide / [edited by] Ellis Quinn Youngkin, Marcia Szmania Davis. 2nd ed. Ã1998.

pt. I. Women, health, and the care system -- Women and the health care system -- Health and development through the life cycle -- Assessing adolescent women's health -- Assessing women's health -- Integrating wellness: complementary therapies and women's health -- Women and sexuality -- Health needs of lesbians -- pt. II. Promotion of gynecologic health care -- Menstruation and related problems and concerns -- Controlling fertility -- Infertility -- Vaginitis and sexually transmitted diseases -- Women and HIV -- Common gynecologic pelvic disorders -- Breast health -- The climacteric, menopause, and the process of aging -- pt. III. Promotion of women's health care during pregnancy -- Assessing health during pregnancy -- Promoting a healthy pregnancy -- Complications of pregnancy -- Assessing fetal well-being -- Postpartum and lactation -- Common medical problems: cardiovascular through hematological disorders -- Common medical problems: musculoskeletal injuries through urinary tract disorders -- Psychosocial health concerns -- Health care concerns for the women with physical disability and chronic illness -- Appendix A: Emergency childbirth -- Appendix B: Immediate assessment of the newborn -- Appendix C: Selected laboratory values.