Essentials of obstetrics and gynecology

Part 1 Introduction: female reproductive anatomy; obstetric and gynaecologic evaluation; ethics and the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology; assessing the quality of medical and surgical care - economic, social and practical issues in obstetrics and gynaecology; the human genome - application to obstetrics and gynaecology; nitric oxide - its biology and clinical significance in obstetrics and gynaecology. Part 2 Maternal-foetal medicine: the menstrual cycle, ovulation, fertilization, implantation and the placenta; endocrinology of pregnancy and parturition; maternal physiology; immunology of pregnancy; prenatal care; genetic evaluation and teratology; anatomic characteristics of the foetal head and maternal pelvis; normal labour, delivery and the puerperium; obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia; resuscitation of the newborn; antepartum haemorrhage; hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; AIDS and infectious diseases in pregnancy; licit and illicit drug use in pregnancy; medical complications of pregnancy; surgical conditions in pregnancy; foetal malpresentations; multiple gestation; foetal assessment during labour; gap junctions, uterine contractility and dystocia; preterm labour and premature rupture of membranes; intrauterine growth restriction, post-term pregnancy and intrauterine foetal demise; postpartum haemorrhage and puerperal sepsis; rhesus isoimmunization; forceps delivery, vacuum extraction and Cesarean section. Part 3 Gynaecology: embryology and congenital anomalies of the female genital system; paediatric gynaecology; dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome; infectious and benign lesions of the vagina, cervix and vulva; benign diseases of the uterine corpus; benign tumors of the ovaries and fallopian tubes; endometriosis and adenomyosis; dysfunctional uterine bleeding; pelvic inflammatory disease; genitourinary dysfunction - pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence and infections; abortion; ectopic pregnancy; chronic pelvic pain; breast disease - a gynaecologic perspective; contraception and sterilization; human sexuality and sexual assault; gynaecologic operative techniques. Part 4 Reproductive endocrinology: puberty and disorders of pubertal development; amenorrhea, hyperprolactinemia and chronic anovulation; virilism and hirsutism; menopause; infertility. Part 5 Gynaecologic oncology: principles of cancer therapy; uterine corpus cancer; cervical dysplasia and cancer; ovarian cancer; vulvar and vaginal cancer; gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.

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Intended for medical students and trainee gynaecologists, this textbook reflects advances in obstetrics and gynaecology. Contributors discuss maternal-foetal medicine, gynaecology, reproductive endocrinology and gynaecologic oncology, with additional chapters, including one on the human genome.