Monthly Archives: April 2009

ANALYSIS OF THE FAMILY PLANNING CONSULTATION – PATIENT’S AGENDA (FIRST THING)

What is the first thing one tends to say to patients? Doctors all have stock phrases such as, ‘What can I do for you?’ It may be salutary to think about how one intervenes and what effect this may have … Continue reading

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PSYCHOSEXUAL PROBLEMS IN THE CONTRACEPTIVE CONSULTATION – COVERT PRESENTATIONS (CHOOSING METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION)

This patient’s hostility and need to be in charge had alienated one doctor and provoked him into retaliation. Uncharacteristically, he had told her that he would not do what she wanted; he had met her aggression with an attack by … Continue reading

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CONTRACEPTIVE CARE OF THE OLDER PATIENT – SPECIAL AGE

Not all women, however, have these feelings as they pass their mid-30s. Another special age seems to be 40, and for many women the ‘big 40′ heralds a decline in wellbeing and sexuality. If their mothers went through the menopause … Continue reading

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CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS – EDUCATING THE PROFESSIONAL (INSTANCE – FAHEMA BEGUM)

Fahema Begum, aged 19, arrived in London from the rural district of Sylhet, three months after her arranged marriage. She asked for a repeat prescription of the desogestrel that had been prescribed in Bangladesh. She was rapidly learning English and, … Continue reading

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CONTRACEPTION AFTER CHILDBIRTH – CONCLUSION

After childbirth a contraceptive choice must be made as few women will want to risk another pregnancy immediately. As always, that choice will rest on the balance between what is medically appropriate and the emotional factors involved. The experience of … Continue reading

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CAN HERBS BE GROWN INDOORS?

Quite a few of the herbs mentioned in this book will grow well indoors (chervil, indeed grows somewhat better inside than out), but herbs grown this way should all have light or reflected sunlight or warmth on them for at … Continue reading

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HISTORY OF YARROW

Achillea millefolium COMPOSITAE It is fitting that I finish my list of herbs with yarrow. It seems to me to typify the silent strength possessed by herbs in the healing of many ills, pulling the warmth of the sun and … Continue reading

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PENNYROYAL: RECOMMENDATION FOR USING

Dry some of the beautiful flowering stems in spring and summer, and cut them into sections with a circlet of mauve blossom on each one. Add them to potpourri mixtures for a less sweet but cooler fragrance than usual, and … Continue reading

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SCENTED-LEAFED GERANIUMS: HISTORY

GERANIACEAE Recent experiments in the study of plant perfumes have shown that molecules of the plant’s substance are present in the perfume exhaled by the flowers or leaves. So sniffing a perfumed flower can be not only pleasant but therapeutic … Continue reading

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HERBS DESCRIPTIONS: CAMOMILE

Anthemis nobilis COMPOSITAE There are two varieties of camomile, an annual {Matricaria chamomilla) and the creeping perennial (Anthemis nobilis). Both are used widely for camomile tea and for the lightening and conditioning of fair hair. The plants are extremely rich … Continue reading

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