edited by Murdoch G Elder (Imperial College School of Medicine, UK)

Table of Contents (295k)
Preface (100k)
Approach to the Patient (245k)

In the UK, undergraduate-level medicine has traditionally been taught in a master-apprentice style, with information about diagnosis and treatment being passed on in a didactic way and with slow updating. This has led to many books being simplistic and relatively brief. Medicine is not so straightforward and learning about the aetiology, diagnosis and management of conditions demands a much greater flexibility of thought than is apparent in most of the current textbooks.

A textbook that appeals to students with enquiring scientific minds is required. This invaluable volume covers the main topics of obstetrics and gynaecology that an undergraduate needs to learn, but with more background scientific information. This contributes to a better understanding of why the disorder occurs and to a logical grasp of how the treatment works. Therefore, the book can be used in the early stages of preparation for the MRCOG examination. The authors, who are experts in their fields, have written clearly, keeping the student in mind. They have been constantly treating patients and are involved in undergraduate education.

• Approach to the Patient (N McWhinney)
• The Reproductive Organs: Structure and Function (R J Lilford)
• The Menstrual Cycle (M M Afnan)
• Early Development (D K Edmonds)
• Abortion: Spontaneous and Therapeutic (C Kotzias & J B Webb)
• Recurrent Miscarriage (K Clifford & L Regan)
• Anatomy and Physiology of Normal Pregnancy (D K Edmonds)
• Antenatal Care (N McWhinney)
• Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Prenatal Diagnosis (P Johnston)
• Medical Disorders and Pregnancy (D F Hawkins & K B Lim)
• Abnormalities of Pregnancy (M G Elder)
• Physiology, Mechanisms and Management of Normal Labour (P J Steer)
• Abnormal Labour (N McWhinney)
• Post-Partum Haemorrhage and Third Stage Problems (R Khan & H El-Refaey)
• Lactation and Puerperium (A Whitelaw)
• Psychological Aspects of Reproduction (J Feld)
• Adaptation to Extrauterine Life (A Whitelaw & D Harding)
• Abnormal Menstruation (J Higham)
• Vaginitis and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (L Kane)
• HIV in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (N Low-Beer & J R Smith)
• Ectopic Pregnancy (G H Trew)
• Benign Disorders of the Uterus (L Kane)
• Endometriosis (G Rose)
• Endometrial Cancer (A Mclndoe)
• Urinary Problems and Prolapse (L Kane)
• Diseases of the Vulva (W S Soutter)
• Diseases of the Cervix (W S Soutter)
• Ovarian Pathology — Benign and Malignant (A Mclndoe)
• Cessation of Reproduction (C Kotzias & J B Webb)
• Contraception (M G Elder)
• Sterilisation and Its Reversal (G H Trew)
• The Role of Minimum Access Surgery (G H Trew)
• Female Infertility (M Darling)
• Assisted Conception (R A Margara)
• Reproduction and the Male (G Williams)