Hormonální antikoncepce: zásady bezpečné praxe (2024)

This Czech-language medical book examines hormonal contraception as the most effective method of planned parenthood and addresses its use from adolescence through the perimenopausal period. It considers the actual risks of hormonal contraception, unfounded myths and the principles of safe practice in specific clinical situations, including contraception for adolescent girls, contraception during menopause, cardiovascular morbidity and cancer. The overview also discusses beneficial non-contraceptive effects in hyperandrogenic conditions, cancer prevention, menorrhagia and cycle-related problems. Intended for doctors in gynaecology and obstetrics, internal medicine, paediatrics, endocrinology and other specialties, the book addresses situations in which a patient already uses hormonal contraception or requires an expert assessment of its safety. It emphasizes the importance of observing contraindications and considers the benefits and risks contraception may present in particular circumstances. Its answers reflect the scientific evidence available to contemporary medicine, and the book appears in the Ars medica medical series.