In Advocating for Self, Peggy Matteson gives voice to women who describe the joys and concerns of many years of contraceptive use. The author held open-ended interviews with 40 women who represent contraceptive use for a combined 310 years! These women reveal how, when their contraceptive decisions are looked at as a way for women to advocate for themselves, their choices become clearer and their chosen method of contraception more effective. Educators, health care providers, and women about to choose a contraceptive method would do well to listen to how these women evaluated their contraceptive choices. They reveal much about choosing a contraceptive method, especially how education and support is needed to make their choices work in real life. Some of the main topics they cover include:
- the process of choosing to actually implement a contraceptive option
- how women explore and choose a contraceptive option
- women's personalizing of pregnancy risk
- the ramifications of contraceptive use and how women deal with them
- how women contend with use-effectivenessA variety of women readers, nurses, and counselors can find insight in Advocating for Self on decisions surrounding contraceptive use. Its unique focus is specifically suited for those women who are in the process of choosing a contraceptive method or those who may do so in the future.
- ISBN10 156024948X
- ISBN13 9781560249481
- Publish Date 26 October 1995
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 18 April 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Haworth Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 134
- Language English