Overview

Most books on women's health preach a boring life of abstinence, purity, and no fun. However, just now and then, when a symptom does start worrying you, but you've got no time to see a doctor, check out this book. The flowcharts will tell you within seconds, what's wrong with you, whether you need a doctor, or just an early night.

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Author:   Sarah Jarvis ,  Keith Hopcroft ,  A.J. Moulds
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.451kg
ISBN:  

9780192632609

ISBN 10:   0192632604
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   05 October 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

How to get what you want from your doctor; Vaginal discharge; Heavy periods; Painful periods; Abnormal vaginal bleeding; Breast pain; Breast lump; Nipple problems; Problems with intercourse; Lack of periods; Abdominal swelling; Flushes; Excess hair; Swellings and lumps down below; Lower abdominal pain - one-off; Lower abdominal pain - recurrent; Abdominal pain - one-off; Abdominal pain - recurrent; Ankle swelling; Arm pain; Back pain; Bleeding from back passage; Blisters; Blocked nose; Blood in spit; Blood in urine; Calf pain; Chest pain; Cough; Deafness; Diarrhoea; Dizziness; Earache; Ear discharge; Excess sweating; Feeling down; Feeling tense; Headache; High temperature; Hoarse voice; Indigestion; Infertility; Itchy scalp; Itchy skin; Knee pain; Loss of consciousness; Loss of sex drive; Lumps in back passage; Mouth ulcers; Multiple joint pains; Nail problems; Noises in the ear; Odd behaviour; Pains in the ankle, foot, or toe; Palpitations; Pins and needles and numbness; Problems swallowing; Rash; Rash on the face; Red eye; Shortness of breath; Skin marks and lumps; Sore throat; Stiff or painful neck; Swelling on/around the face; Swollen glands; Tired all the time; Tremor; Vision problems; Vomiting; Vomiting up blood; Waterworks problems; Weight gain; Weight loss; Tips on healthy living.

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Dr. Sarah Jarvis is a GP in West London. She is the medical writer for Good Housekeeping, is the ITN Lunchtime News doctor, and has achieved quasi-mythical status by being featured for the past 3 years as the long suffering doctor in Matthew Norman's 'Diary of a Hypochondriac' column published fortnightly in The Guardian. Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Essex, writes for The Mail, Maxim, and The Express. Dr Alistair Moulds is a GP in Essex, and writes extensively for the media.

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