Table of Contents

PART 1 Introduction

1 A Life-Course Perspective for Women's

Health Care

2 Clinical Approach to the Patient

3 Female Reproductive Anatomy and

Embryology

4 Female Reproductive Physiology

PART 2 Obstetrics

5 Endocrinology of Pregnancy and

Parturition

6 Maternal Physiologic and Immunologic

Adaptation to Pregnancy

7 Antepartum Care

8 Normal Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum

Care

9 Fetal Surveillance during Labor

10 Obstetric Hemorrhage

11 Uterine Contractility and Dystocia

12 Obstetric Complications

13 Multifetal Gestation and

Malpresentation

14 Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

15 Rhesus Alloimmunization

16 Common Medical and Surgical Conditions

Complicating Pregnancy

17 Obstetric Procedures

PART 3 Gynecology

18 Benign Conditions and Congenital

Anomalies of the Vulva and Vagina

19 Benign Conditions and Congenital

Anomalies of the Uterine Corpus and

Cervix

20 Benign Conditions and Congenital

Anomalies of the Ovaries and Fallopian

Tubes

21 Pelvic Pain

22 Infectious Diseases of the Female

Reproductive and Urinary Tract

23 Pelvic Floor Disorders

24 Ectopic Pregnancy

25 Endometriosis and Adenomyosis

26 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

27 Family Planning

28 Sexuality and Female Sexual

Dysfunction

29 Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Sexual

Assault, and Rape

30 Breast Disease

31 Gynecologic Procedures

PART 4 Reproductive Endocrinology

and Infertility

32 Puberty and Disorders of Pubertal

Development

33 Amenorrhea, Oligomenorrhea, and

Hyperandrogenic Disorders

34 Infertility and Assisted Reproductive

Technologies

35 Menopause and Perimenopause

36 Menstrual Cycle-Influenced Disorders

PART 5 Gynecologic Oncology

37 Principles of Cancer Therapy

38 Cervical Dysplasia and Cancer

39 Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal

Cancer

40 Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer

41 Uterine Corpus Cancer

42 Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases

Reviews

"I would not hesitate to recommend this excellent book to my students on an obstetrics/gynecology rotation. It is easy to read and includes recent updates, guaranteeing adherence to evidence-based medicine. This new edition is worth it, given the updates that have happened in the field."

-Anthony Shanks, MD (Indiana University School of Medicine) Doody's Score: 90 - 4 Stars!