1st Edition
Sexual Health and The Menopause
Published on behalf of the British Menopause Society, this is a practical and
sensitive collection of articles on common sexual health issues which concern menopausal women and their partners. Many older women have an increased sexual response owing to a reduced fear of pregnancy, the end of menstrual distress and no longer needing contraception; however, with increased age comes associated sexual problems for both men and women.
Edited and written by leading specialists, each chapter is a minimum of 1500 words plus 10-15 up-to-date references for further reading. This book is recommended to GPs, nurses, and all professionals working in family planning and genitourinary medicine.
Foreword: Sex in later years - J Tomlinson and M Rees; Sexual problems in women: an overview - Gill Wakly; Female sexual problems - Margaret Ramage; Taking a sexual history - J Tomlinson; FSD and pharmacotherapy - Kevan Wylie; Sex therapy and sex aids - Rose Whiteley; Sex in later years: keeping sex alive - Walter Bouman; Impact of the male in relationships - Phillip Hodson; Coping with male problems - Clive Gingell; Contraception - Ailsa Gebbie; Sexually transmitted diseases - Jackie Sherrard
Biography
John Tomlinson was formerly senior partner in a four-partner undergraduate and postgraduate teaching practice in Alton, Hampshire, and was Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Southampton. Margaret Rees is a Medical Gynaecologist and Reader in Reproductive Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford. Tony Mander is a practising Consultant Gynaecologist, is deputy editor of the Journal of the British Menopause Society and honorary clinical teacher in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Manchester University.
This is a useful and current review by experts on topics related to sexuality and health in the perimenopause and beyond. It is very readable and provides a great deal of practical information.
Doody's Book Review Service
The focus is on the older client group which makes a refreshing change and the sexual needs of men are not neglected...Easy to read, the book can be dipped into for relevant information...This book would enhance the personal collection of any primary care nurse working with older people.
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