Essentials of obstetrics and gynecology / [edited by] Neville F. Hacker, J. George Moore, and Joseph C. Gambone.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Practice management and ethics in obstetrics and gynecology
Clinical approach to the patient
Female reproductive anatomy and embryology
Female reproductive physiology
Clinical performance improvement: assessing the quality and safety of women's health care
Obstetrics
Endocrinology of pregnancy and parturition
Maternal physiologic and immunologic adaptation to pregnancy
Antepartum care: preconception and prenatal care, genetic evaluation and teratology, and antenatal fetal assessment
Normal labor, delivery, and postpartum care: anatomic considerations, obstetric analgesia and anesthesia, and resuscitation of the newborn
Fetal surveillance during labor
Obstetric hemorrhage and puerperal sepsis
Uterine contractility and dystocia
Obstetric complications: preterm labor, PROM, IUGR, postterm pregnancy, and IUFD
Multifetal gestation and malpresentation
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Rhesus isoimmunization
Common medical and surgical conditions complicating pregnancy
Obstetric procedures
Gynecology
Congenital anomalies and benign conditions of the vulva and vagina
Congenital anomalies and benign conditions of the uterine corpus and cervix
Congenital anomalies and benign conditions of the ovaries and fallopian tubes
Dysmenorrhea and chronic pelvic pain
Pelvic infections: vulvovaginitis, sexually transmitted infections, and pelvic inflammatory disease
Genitourinary dysfunction: pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, and infections
Ectopic pregnancy
Endometriosis and adenomyosis
Family planning: contraception, sterilization and abortion
Human sexuality
Domestic violence and sexual assault
Breast disease: a gynecologic perspective
Gynecologic procedures
Reproductive endocrinology and infertility
Puberty and disorders of pubertal development
Amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, and hyperandrogenic disorders
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies
Climacteric
Menstrual cycle-influenced disorders
Gynecologic oncology
Principles of cancer therapy
Cervical dysplasia and cancer
Ovarian cancer
Vulvar and vaginal cancer
Uterine corpus cancer
Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

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