- A new editor and contributor team brings in wealth of expertise from across Australia, New Zealand and internationally. - Two new chapters on Global Reproductive Health and Indigenous Women's Health place emphasis on the need to adapt women's healthcare according to various cultural and socioeconomic factors. - Emphasis on prevention and early diagnosis in obstetric care, with an increasing focus on fetal medicine. - This edition will be available as an Expert Consult eBook along with th...

Lange CURRENT Obstetrics and Gynecology Flashcards contain 250 case-based cards cover key topics in obstetrics & gynecology.Provides a complete overview of obstetric and gynecologic essentialsEach disorder includes Symptoms, Clinical Findings, Differential Diagnosis, Complications, Treatment, and PrognosisCase vignettes and questions enable you to test your knowledge and pinpoint your weaknessesA fast, carry-anywhere review for residents...

This book provides advice, guidance and sample questions for the new question format introduced for the March 2012 Part 1 MRCOG examination: single best answer questions (SBAs). Essential reading for all Part 1 MRCOG candidates, the book offers key insights into the new style of paper, including: • an introduction to SBAs and why they have been introduced • a guide to how to approach and answer SBAs • over 300 sample questions covering all domains and modules of the Part 1 curriculum • two...

If a woman lives longer than her lifetime, will she be converted into a man?A surgeon thinks so and tries to prove this in very lucid and step by step manner. In fact he goes ahead and states that if man lives long enough, he too will be converted into woman and they dont have to undergo any operation or take any medication to achieve this.As one reads this book, one will feel invisible shadow of this truth looming over ones entire life.

Understand the anesthetic management challenges of the obstetric patient with this complete primer and reviewObstetric Anesthesia is a clear, concise, and practical manual covering the basics of obstetric anesthesiology and the principles of basic management at the point of care. This essential introductory text covers the fundamental topics in an efficient and highly clinical manner. Numerous tables, bulleted lists, and text boxes highlight key issues such as common co-...

Extended matching questions (EMQs) were introduced to the Part 2 MRCOG examination paper in September 2006. This book provides a detailed guide for candidates preparing for the examination, and includes: • background and introduction to the question format • advice on answering EMQs • worked examples of specimen questions, including an explanation of the answer, guidance on how to tackle each question and advice on how to avoid mistakes • two mock examination papers, with answers provided....

Personalized medicine is what this book is about-tailoring your lifestyle, food, medicines, treatments, and reproductive choices to your genetic signature. According to Dr. Andrew Y. Silverman, MD, PhD, "The desire to influence the sex of the next child is probably as old as recorded history.""Gender selection is possible because of the way in which sex is determined by our chromosomes. Dr. Ericsson devised patented methods by which X and Y sperm can be separated through filtering ...

Uterine Fibroids are medical benign tumors (non-cancerous) of the smooth muscles of the uterine cavity.They are the most frequent tumor found in women (25%) especially after the age of 35.Uterine fibroids are tumors that grow in a woman's womb (uterus).These growths are normally not cancerous (benign).Fibroids are normally relatively avascular and may degenerate forming cysts and becoming calcified.They are believed to be caused by:Hormones ...

New collaborative models of health care service delivery are contributing to quality and cost improvements, especially in treating children and families. At the same time, deficits in communication between systems sharing patients can not only lead to confusion and waste, but also to increased risk of harm.Case Management and Care Coordination offers an evidence-based framework, best practices, and clinical common sense to meet this ongoing challenge. Focusing on families ...

In the past decade fetal heart rate monitoring has become a generally ac cepted method for fetal surveillance during pregnancy and labor. Although its importance has been doubted recently, I personally feel that this method has become an important obstetric tool. It has not only improved our knowledge about fetal behavior and fetal condition throughout gesta tion, but it has especially improved fetal surveillance during labor; the most dangerous period of human life has never been as safe ...

Biochemical tests of fetal well-being ('placental function tests') have been part of routine obstetric practice for more than twenty years. This book provides an overview of the current status of these tests - the physiological basis for their use, and their advantages and limitations in clinical practice. Considerable attention is given to interpretation, a subject which in the past has led to much confusion both in the scientific literature and in the minds of clinicians. Recent advances...

Bartholin cyst is an acute medical disorder that causes cystic inflammation of the Bartholin gland at the vulva region in females.Bartholin Gland is located behind the bulb of the vestibule which is the erectile tissue of the female.These glands are found on each side at 4 and 8 o'clock positions of the vaginal opening.When stimulated the bartholin gland which is covered by the erectile tissue (the bulb of the vestibule) will produce a mucoid discharge through a 2 cm d...