Significant advances have been made in treatment strategies in adult and
adolescent women's health over the past decade, particularly in relation to
reproductive control. The Oxford Handbook of Reproductive Medicine & Family
Planning provides practical, evidence-based information on the care and
management of adolescents, reproductive age females, and to a lesser extent
males. Divided into three main sections, it follows chronological age up to the
menopause covering areas such as the embryological development of the
reproductive system; puberty and the normal course, and dysfunctions associated
with it; dysfunctions of the normal menstrual cycle; the different types of male
and female contraceptive methods, and the investigation and management of