Contraception methods (found 163 titles)

A Clinical Guide for Contraception (Clinical Guide for Contraception ( Speroff))

Authors: Leon Speroff, Philip D Darney
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 2005-05-01
ISBN: 0781764882
Pages: 464
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Price: $54.95

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comprehensive and research supported (2008-01-02)

This book is well organized and addresses any issue pertaining to specific forms of contraception. Further, all claims are referenced with scientific journals.

When Sex Goes to School: Warring Views on Sex--and Sex Education--Since the Sixties

Authors: Kristin Luker
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 2007-04-17
ISBN: 0393329968
Pages: 384
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Price: $16.95

"It is difficult to imagine a juicier subject, or a more thoughtful, fluent, trustworthy guide for its exploration."—San Francisco Chronicle A chronicle of the two decades that noted sociologist Kristin Luker spent following parents in four America communities engaged in a passionate war of ideas and values, When Sex Goes to School explores a conflict with stakes that are deceptively simple and painfully personal. For these parents, the question of how their children should be taught about sex cuts far deeper than politics, religion, or even friendship.

"The drama of this book comes from watching the exceptionally thoughtful Luker try to figure [sex education] out" (Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review). In doing so, Luker also traces the origins of sex education from the turn-of-the-century hygienist movement to the marriage-obsessed 1950s and the sexual and gender upheavals of the 1960s. Her unexpected conclusions make it impossible to look at the intersections of the private and the political in the same way. .

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Frustrating and of questionable value (2008-03-26)

Luker's structure for understanding the debate on sex in America (it's in the subtitle) is extremely limited. It's overwhelmingly (altho not exclusively) white, heterocentric (that is pretty much exclusively) and suburban/small town. If I thought she understood there was a problem with not discussing the treatment of homosexuality when discussing sex education in America (because she mostly ignores it), it might bother me less, but she's so focused on understanding the different gender roles, she's locked into the conservatives duality. As usual, as a sociologist, her lack of historical perspective undermines her argument. Worse, her assertion about the "original" definition of "hierarchy" is just wrong, and in bending over backwards to avoid words like "patriarchy" and "oppression", she signs off on previous generations' enforcement of cultural norms at the expense of minorities and other groups with little power.

If I thought I could trust the rest of the work, these might be issues I could work around. But there are instances of circular argument; she quotes conservative activists repeatedly without acknowledging bias without doing the same for liberals; she repeatedly misrepresents "sexual liberals" and persists in misunderstanding what her interviewees were telling her.

Her background and credentials suggests she's doing this to "prove" that she's being "fair" to the conservatives. In practice, I kept thinking that she'd be a conservative herself, except for the niggling little problem that she'd have to give up her position unless she could also magically become a man (because doing it through surgery would surely be unacceptable to the conservatives!).

I wish I knew of a better book on the topic.

Interesting & Fair Discussion of Hot-Button Issue (2007-11-16)

I was pleasantly surprised by the generally fair presentation by Dr. Luker in "When Sex Goes to School". Given that she is a feminist sociologist at UC Berkeley, I had expected a very biased treatment of those holding traditional views of sexuality. However, she demonstrated a real understanding of the issues, particularly in how conservatives are not "anti-sex" (the typical liberal claim) but in actuality value sex very highly as something sacred. The whole battle stems from the two sides holding fundamentally different views of sexuality: something "natural" vs. something sacred.

The one thing that annoyed me about the book was Dr. Luker's stereotypes about conservative women. She portrays them all as less interested in education & career and believers in patriarchy. We may be traditional in certain areas, but that doesn't mean we're traditional in *everything*. We may be bright & ambitious, feel that men & women are equal (although not identical), and still hold that the proper place for sex is between a husband & wife.

Great writing from a great sociologist (2007-09-19)

This was an engaging book to read and it was also well researched. I had Kristen Luker as a professor and true to form, she is fair in her research and portrays both sides of an issue so that each makes sense to the reader. She is a very talented sociologist and unlike some sociologists, she's also manages to write an interesting book. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the debate over sex education.

Useful but limited (2006-10-23)

Kristin Luker has chosen a curious method to produce a strange amalgam of a book: she talks to local extremists so she can use sex education as a prism for understanding sex in America.

While the political battles over sex education might deserve a book unto themselves, and while sex education certainly can't be divorced from our culture's shifting notions about sexuality, Luker's method leaves one wondering how much one has actually learned about either from reading the book.

As Luker acknowledges in passing, her method of choosing subjects to interview leaves out the entire sensible center, if such there be, on debates about sex education. And as she makes clear, passionate extremists on both sides of the fights generally have difficulty articulating their reasons clearly, and they generally don't understand each other very well. Luker provides on her interviewees' behalfs the articulation they can't provide for themselves. Curious research method, don't you think?

Luker offers that the warring camps fall into the "sacralists" versus the "secularists." I suspect readers will differ on how adequate they find these grossly simplified generalizations. I find some value, in sort of a quick-sketch-on-the-back-of-a-napkin sense, in drawing the contrasts as Luker draws them.

But I'm not entirely enthusiastic about Luker's belief that she's found a good prism for viewing sex in America. Local extremists all worked up about school curricula may not be the most representative sample on the broader issue of sex in our society.

A Cooperative Method of Natural Birth Control

Authors: Margaret Nofziger
Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN)
Publication date: 1992-01-24
ISBN: 0913990841
Pages: 112
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Price: $9.95

Presented here is a safe, non-invasive, and effective method of birth control based on the recording and interpretation of signs and signals from a woman's own body. This book has been recommended by family planning centers for many years.

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Essential book for young marriage (2009-05-14)

This is a book I read years ago and wished I'd owned for the past 20. Every female needs to know the information in this book. This book is not just a great guide to learning about a woman's reproductive cycle but how to use the physical information your body is producing and interpret it. It isn't just about preventing pregnacy, it's about knowing your body and knowing when you will ovulate so that you can either conceive a child or prevent the conception of one. A must have guide for anyone seeking a great alternative to prescription or barrier methods of birth control.

Great book for young, responsible women (2007-11-19)

This book clearly outlines a combination of 3 different natural birth control methods. It takes a little time and dedication to learn, but it is simple and effective if you are responsible.

I used birth control for 7 years and was nervous to go off, but was fed up with the side effects. A colleague recommended this book/method (she used it for 10 years with no failure). After a few months, I got the hang of it and feel so much better not putting any drugs/hormones into my body. I've been using this method effectively for one year now.

As a young woman I have many girlfriends who ask me about my method. I tell them anyone can do it but you have to be dedicated, responsible, and it helps if your partner is involved too. Great book to help!

Natural (2002-07-10)

This book is explains more about HOW the female monthly works than any I've ever seen. Explaining when a pregnancy can and can't occur, as well as the changes occuring during each phase. This would have been great as a 12 year old in the 7th grade "health" class. The book sticks strictly with the different signs and symptoms of the female monthly cycle. Uses plain english, without being offensive or prudish. As a mother of three -- it was worth the time I spent reading it. Any Mom with a daughter, a married couple who wants a natural birth control, or who are trying for a baby. This book removes the guesswork.

Can be used to help plan a pregnancy as well (2001-11-08)

My husband and I borrowed this book from a friend who used it to PREVENT pregancy, but we used it with the intentions of getting pregnant. We tried alot of things, including infertility treatments, but it wasn't until after we read this book and used the information to our advantage that we were able to finally get pregnant. Our son is now 6 months old, and we tell all our friends who are having trouble conceiving to give this book a try! It is an easy read, which is sometimes what you need... just the basics :)

Homespun Symptothermic Method (2001-05-23)

A fantastic introduction to what is now being called the "symptothermic method," a combination of calendar rhythm, basal body temperature, and cervical fluid logging that narrows down your "safe" and "unsafe" days for intercourse. Written by a woman who lives on The Farm (an intentional community in Tennessee), in the same spirit as "Spiritual Midwifery," by Ima May Gaskin. This is a great book if you're tired of regulating your fertility with the help of drugs or potentially dangerous devices and don't mind keeping a chart to keep track of your hormonal changes.

Sex Education Activities (Just for the Health of It!, Unit 4)

Authors: Patricia Rizzo Toner
Publisher: Center for Applied Research in Education
Publication date: 1993-06
ISBN: 0876288514
Pages: 160
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Price: $19.95

The Just for the Health of It series is an unmatched tool for teaching basic health concepts and skills to students in grades 7-12. Features ready-to-use games, puzzles, worksheets, skits, and more. Each volume features 90 reproducible activities, a teacher's guide, and complete answer keys.

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Great Book (2005-01-12)

I found this book most of the most useful resources I have ever purchased. The activity worksheets can be used immediately in your unit.

The Ovulation Method: Natural Family Planning

Authors: John J. Billings
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Publication date: 1984-12
ISBN: 0814610110
Pages: 40
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Price: $9.95

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Natural (2010-03-03)

I enjoyed the Ovulation Method Book. It really help me out to understand what I need to do in order to get pregnant.

Very Effective!!!! (2007-07-15)

I have been on the Billings Ovulation Method for a few years now and beleive me, if you don't cheat it is 99.99% effective. The downfall to this method is that you are not suppose to know exactly how to use it without instruction. There are ways to contact these instructers that can guide you through the process for a fee. Check with your local womens center or life center, they can help. I was able to go through my training course right here in my home for thirty dollars, and you don't have to be Catholic to use it. Good luck to you.

PS.. I did get pregnant during the time of practicing this method but it is because we chose to cheat on my most fertile day. An Anniversary and a few drinks will impair judgement like that so be careful...lol

Promotes the method but doesn't teach it (2007-07-12)

This slim book promotes the Ovulation Method, profiling its advantages and utility. But it is not an instruction book. I'm only giving it three starts because although it's well-written I'm not sure who the intended audience is, or what group might find it useful.

For someone looking to learn a mucus-only method, I would look to "The Billings Method:Controlling Fertility Without Drugs or Devices" by Evelyn Billings. For someone just interested in any kind of fertility charting, not specifically a mucus-only method, I highly recommend Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler as the definitive book in this category.

Well worth it! (2007-01-13)

The ovulation book was great. The book was a good price, it was packed full of information and came with a chart and pleanty of stickers to get you and your spouse started on the wonderful journey of natural family planning.

Could be Better (2005-07-07)

I was hoping that the book went into better detail. It did not help me. However, it was informative and an easy read.

The Politics of Virginity: Abstinence in Sex Education (Reproductive Rights and Policy)

Authors: Alesha E. Doan, Jean Calterone Williams
Publisher: Praeger
Publication date: 2008-05-30
ISBN: 0275990095
Pages: 208
Price: $44.95

Abstinence is currently taught as the only form of sex education in a third of public schools. Although most Americans oppose federal funding for abstinence-only education, the federal government has spent more than $1 billion on Title V and community-group programs that promote abstinence before marriage as the sole healthy and moral choice. Studies show that students in abstinence-only programs are no more likely to abstain from sex than their peers who are in comprehensive sex education programs. Moreover, argue Doan and Williams, abstinence-only programs perpetuate gender stereotypes that disproportionately constrain women, retail medical disinformation, and violate the separation of church and state.

Doan and Williams detail what abstinence programs teach students, expose the political and religious agendas behind them, and analyze the damaging effects to women of the resurrection of the chastity belt: including sexual disempowerment, distorted power dynamics in relationships, increased vulnerability to sexual assault, increased emotional vulnerability, increased risk of unintended pregnancy, and STD/HIV infection. By focusing on the marriage of morality politics with gender politics and of ignorance with chastity that underlies abstinence-only education, the authors fill a major gap in the literature of reproductive politics and policy.

Teaching Your Child about Sex: An Essential Guide for Parents

Authors: Grace Ketterman
Publisher: Revell
Publication date: 2007-10-01
ISBN: 0800731956
Pages: 240
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Price: $12.99

Imparting healthy attitudes and solid information about sex to children is one of the most challenging aspects of parenthood. For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Grace H. Ketterman has been helpin

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Might be perfect for some. Not me. (2010-02-08)

It was pretty reasonable to expect that I'd find this to be a matter of fact, straightforward, empowering book. It's by so and so, MD, a practicing chid psychiatrist, etc. etc.

That was not this title. This is filled with Bible verses and disturbing statements: that women who don't regret an abortion are probably lying, that you should tell children childbirth is not painful, and misnamed body parts. If an MD can't tell the difference between vagina and vulva, some credibility is lost for me.

Scariest of all for me was her unsubstantiated opinion being touted as fact: "I believe homosexuality to be based on repeated stimulation by abusers of the same sex." "Today's culture has robbed children of any widely defined characteristics of maleness or femaleness...this is tragic..."

If you are looking for a book that will teach abstinence, however, and rigid gender roles, this is a good choice.

Teaching About Sexuality and HIV: Principles and Methods for Effective Education

Authors: Evonne Hedgepeth, Joan Helmich
Publisher: NYU Press
Publication date: 2000-09-01
ISBN: 0814735355
Pages: 416
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Price: $22.00

The emergence of the AIDS pandemic has forced a sea of change in the debate over sexuality education. Even schools previously reluctant to offer sexuality education now face HIV/AIDS education mandates.

Teaching About Sexuality and HIV provides professionals with an integrated, accessible text on the principles, methods, and special issues surrounding sexuality education today. Chapters discuss such subjects as Effective Sexuality and HIV Education: What Works and Why, Creating a Productive Learning Environment, and Introspective Methods: Helping Learners See Relevance, and Methods for Helping Learners Develop Skills. This practical, original, and user-friendly guide will be invaluable to anyone whose work is connected with health and sexuality education.

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A truly great resource (2000-08-19)

I wish I could provide this book to everyone who teaches about sexuality and HIV, as well as those who make policy, funding, administrative, and other decisions about sexuality and/or HIV education. This is the single best resource on this topic in existence for new educators and veterans.

It's all here: theoretical foundations for educational programs; descriptions, definitions and samples of a wide range of teaching/training methods (enough lectures, already!); how-to-choose which methods, when, why, and for whom; and a historical and current context for sexuality education. This comprehensive content is presented in a variety of ways, including real stories, some funny, some sad, all well-chosen to illustrate and enrich the valuable teachings.

If you're only going to buy one resource on sexuality/HIV education, make it this one.

The Billings Method: Using the Body's Natural Signal of Fertility to Achieve or Avoid Pregnancy

Authors: Evelyn Billings, Ann Westmore
Publisher: Anne O'Donovan Pty, Ltd.
Publication date: 2000
ISBN: 1876026367
Pages: 263
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The Billings Method: A book on using the body's natural signal of fertility to achieve or avoid pregnancy.

Wildlife Contraception: Issues, Methods, and Applications (Zoo and Aquarium Biology and Conservation Series)

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 2005-08-24
ISBN: 0801883040
Pages: 288
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Price: $70.00

This collection of essays is the first major work in more than a decade to discuss the critical issue of wildlife contraception and the first ever to take up contraception for wild animals in captivity, including both theory and practice.

The authors, leading international experts on the subject, analyze the use of wildlife contraception for various animal populations, including nonhuman primates, ungulates, pinnipeds, cetaceans, and other mammals. The chapters examine and critique types of contraception, contraceptives' adverse effects, and choosing the best method for each situation.

Using the most recent data and findings, this comprehensive collection addresses problems related to unrestricted population growth, the ethics of wildlife contraception, and regulatory issues applicable for use by wildlife managers, animal rights organizations, zoos worldwide, and anyone interested in the humane control of animal populations. ZOO AND AQUARIUM BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION SERIES Michael Hutchins, Series Editor This series publishes innovative works in the field of zoo and aquarium biology, conservation, and philosophy. Books in the series cover a wide range of topics, including zoo- and aquarium-based field conservation, animal management science, public education, philosophy, and ethics.

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Amazing job (2007-01-03)

This book represents an amazing job... it is a compendium with a kind of narrative that helps reading it like a novel.

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