Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Reproductive Healthcare

The purpose of sexual and reproductive healthcare should be the enhancement of personal relationships and a healthy sex life and not merely counselling and care related to procreation or sexually transmitted infections. Providing practical and evidence-based guidance, this handbook follows the curriculum of the joint EBCOG and ESCRH Certificate and Diploma Examination in Sexual and Reproductive Health. Short, clearly structured text focuses on the essential knowledge of each topic, allowing readers to quickly access key information. Written by trusted experts in the field, topics covered include contraception, infertility and sexual dysfunction, sexual violence and STIs. The text provides advice and practical tips for how to practice patient-centred counselling and shared decision-making. Improving the relationship between the patient and healthcare-provider leads to increased trust, adherence of advice and more satisfactory treatment for the patient.

Johannes Bitzer is Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. He is also Honorary Fellow of the UK Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health, and the Director of the Diploma in Sexual Medicine at University Basel Advanced Studies Center. He is a former President of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESCRH) and Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care. He is a former President of the International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Tahir Mahmood is Consultant Gynaecologist Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, and Murrayfield Spire Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland. He is also Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, Scotland. He is a former President of the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG) and Past Vice-President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). He chairs the Quality Assurance Committee of the EBCOG examination.