Obstetrics and Gynaecology : Clinical and Basic Science Aspects

by Elder, Murdoch G.

• ISBN13: 9781860942761
• ISBN10: 1860942768
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS

Summary

Covers the main topics of obstetrics and gynaecology that an undergraduate needs to learn, but with more background scientific information.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Contributors	vii
General Section
Approach to the Patient	1	(8)
Norman McWhinney
The Reproductive Organs: Structure and Function	9	(14)
R.J. Lilford
The Menstrual Cycle	23	(23)
M.M. Ajnan
B. Ola
Early Development	46	(8)
D. Keith Edmonds
Abortion: Spontaneous and Therapeutic	54	(10)
C. Kotzias
J.B. Webb
Recurrent Miscarriage	64	(6)
Katy Clifford
Leslie Regan
Obstetrics Section
Anatomy and Physiology of Normal Pregnancy	70	(9)
D. Keith Edmonds
Antenatal Care	79	(12)
Norman McWhinney
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Prenatal Diagnosis	91	(13)
Pam Johnson
Medical Disorders and Pregnancy	104	(33)
D.F. Hawkins
K.B. Lim
Abnormalities of Pregnancy	137	(16)
G. Elder
Physiology, Mechanisms and Management of Normal Labour	153	(22)
P.J. Steer
Abnormal Labour	175	(25)
Norman McWhinney
Post-Partum Haemorrhage and Third Stage Problems	200	(5)
R. Khan
H. El-Refaey
Lactation and Puerperium	205	(8)
Andrew Whitelaw
Psychological Aspects of Reproduction	213	(10)
Jacqueline Feld
Adaptation to Extrauterine Life	223	(11)
Andrew Whitelaw
David Harding
Gynaecology Section
Abnormal Menstruation	234	(7)
Jenny Higham
Vaginitis and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	241	(9)
Lennox Kane
HIV in Obstetrics and Gynaecology	250	(8)
Naomi Low-Beer
J. Richard Smith
Ectopic Pregnancy	258	(5)
G. H. Trew
Benign Disorders of the Uterus	263	(4)
Lennox Kane
Endometriosis	267	(7)
Gill Rose
Endometrial Cancer	274	(7)
Angus McIndoe
Urinary Problems and Prolapse	281	(7)
Lennox Kane
Diseases of the Vulva	288	(6)
W.S. Soutter
Diseases of the Cervix	294	(10)
W.S. Soutter
Ovarian Pathology --- Benign and Malignant	304	(12)
Angus McIndoe
Cessation of Reproduction	316	(11)
C. Kotzias
J.B. Webb
Contraception	327	(9)
M.G. Elder
Sterilisation and its Reversal	336	(6)
G.H. Trew
The Role of Minimum Access Surgery	342	(5)
G.N. Trew
Female Infertility	347	(8)
Michael Darling
Assisted Conception	355	(9)
R.A. Margara
Reproduction and the Male	364	(13)
Gordon Williams
Index	377