Drug Therapy in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Provides up-to-the minute information about drugs used primarily or exclusively by women. Each chapter introduces the nature of certain disorders along with patient concerns, and describes the characteristics, indications, and contraindication for the use of each drug.

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This book provides up-to-the minute information about drugs used primarily or exclusively by women. Each chapter introduces the nature of certain disorders along with patient concerns, then describes the characteristics, indications, and contraindication for the use of each drug. New chapters include detailed discussions of drug therapy for premenstrual syndrome, endometriosis, cervical ripening, peripartum emergencies, and uses of GnRH analogs; revised sections on drug abuse during pregnancy, drug effects on the foetus and in the breast milk, anticonvulsant and antihypertensive therapy, oral contraceptives, oestrogen replacement therapy, and cost comparisons between drugs.