Epilepsy in Women

PART ONE 1. What is epilepsy? 2. The physical causes and emotional triggers of epilepsy 3. How epilepsy is diagnosed - or should be 4. So, if it isn't epilepsy, what is it? 5. The risks of seizures 6. The management of epilepsy 7. The drugs in use: Pros and cons 8. Other treatments, other problems PART TWO - BEING A WOMAN, HAVING EPILEPSY 9. Being a woman - having epilepsy 10. Epilepsy and sexuality 11. Contraception, epilepsy and epilepsy treatment 12. Epilepsy and fertility 13. Pre-conception counselling 14. Pregnancy 15. Labour, birth and the immediate aftermath 16. Childcare 17. The premenopause, the perimenopause, and the menopause 18. The older woman 19. Being a woman, having epilepsy: Harriet's story Appendix 1 Drugs for epilepsy Appendix 2 Where else to find help and information