Lecture notes on obstetrics and gynaecology

Diana Hamilton-Fairley1405120665, 9781405120661, 9781405144940

Lecture Notes: Obstetrics and Gynaecology provides a concise introduction to obstetrics and gynaecology for medical students and junior doctors. Six sections examine the female development from the early years to old age. The text starts with a section on Basic Science. Self-assessment questions are found throughout the text to enhance knowledge and understanding.
Part 1 looks at the female reproductive anatomy and physiology in detail. Part 2 covers the puberty and menstrual problems of young women, sub fertility, pregnancy prevention and introduces benign diseases, genital tract infections and sexual problems.
Part 3 examines the reproductive years. Detailed coverage of the mother and foetus in pregnancy includes problems and diseases in pregnancy, labour and the newborn child development. Part 4 covers the mature woman, and includes abnormal vaginal blood loss, pelvic pain, breast disease and screening for gynaecological cancer.
Part 5 discusses the older woman and malignant gynaecological conditions, the menopause and pelvic floor disorders. Part 6 provides an audit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, looking at statistics in reproductive medicine and gives the answers to self-assessment questions found throughout the text.
Lecture Notes: Obstetrics and Gynaecology is written specifically for medical students, junior doctors, midwives and General Practitioners.
Review quotes on Previous Editions
“Well edited, concise, and a useful source of information.” 2nd Opinion – Edinburgh Student Gazette
“Thankfully these are nothing like my lecture notes. This book is packed with useful info.” Surgo, Glasgow University Medical Journal
“A really easy book to read, useful in enabling students to grasp the basics.” Northwing – Sheffield Medical Magazine

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Contents……Page 6
Preface, vii……Page 7
Acknowledgements, viii……Page 8
1 Basic science, 1……Page 9
2 The woman as a patient, 19……Page 27
3 Puberty and menstrual problems of youngwomen, 29……Page 37
4 Subfertility, 38……Page 46
5 Pregnancy prevention, 46……Page 54
6 Benign diseases, genital tract infections andsexual problems, 62……Page 70
7 The mother and fetus in pregnancy, 83……Page 91
8 Bleeding in pregnancy, 95……Page 103
9 The antenatal period, 105……Page 113
10 Diseases of pregnancy, 122……Page 130
11 Diseases in pregnancy, 138……Page 146
12 Normal labour, 157……Page 165
13 Abnormal labour, 174……Page 182
14 Puerperium, 203……Page 211
15 The newborn, 211……Page 219
16 Abnormal vaginal blood loss, 219……Page 227
17 Pelvic pain, 228……Page 236
18 Breast disease, 247……Page 255
19 Screening for gynaecological cancer, 258……Page 266
20 Malignant gynaecological conditions, 267……Page 275
21 The menopause, 278……Page 286
22 Pelvic floor disorders, 284……Page 292
23 Statistics of reproductive medicine, 297……Page 305
Answers to self-assessment questions, 306……Page 314
Index, 323……Page 331