Clinical gynaecology

Professor MH Botha is Head of the Gynaecology Oncology Unit at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital. He started his career in a mission hospital after which he specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology. Dr Botha did further training in the field of gynaecological oncology in the UK and is a registered gyneacological oncologist. He has a research interest in fertility preservation in cancer survivors and successfully completed his PhD in 2010 in this field. Dr T Matsaseng is the Head of the Reproductive Medicine Unit at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital and is a registered reproductive medicine specialist. He recently submitted his PhD thesis entitled Cost Effective IVF Strategies in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). Professor TF Kruger was Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa from 2003 until 2010 and has been head of the Reproductive Biology Unit at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital since 1984. He and his team were responsible for South Africa's first test tube baby born in 1984, which opened a new era and opportunities for infertility work in Africa. Professor Kruger is world renowned for his - and his team's work on male infertility. In 1999 and again in 2010 the WHO in Geneva accepted Tygerberg's strict criteria on sperm morphology as the international standard to be used in andrology and IVF laboratories.

Acknowledgements; Contributors; Foreword; Section 1: Background; 1 A brief history of gynaecology; 2 History-taking and gynaecological examination; Section 2 Basic Science; 3 Applied anatomy; 4 Embryology; 5 The normal menstrual cycle; 6 Genetics; Section 3 General Gynaecology; 7 Diseases of the vagina; 8 Diseases of the vulva; 9 Vulvodynia; 10 Infections of the genital tract; 11 Antibiotic therapy in gynaecology; 12 Benign conditions of the cervix; 13 Pelvic inflammatory disease; 14 Ectopic pregnancy; 15 Miscarriage; 16 Leiomyomata of the uterus; 17 Dysmenorrhoea; 18 Pelvic pain; 19 Abnormal uterine bleeding; 20 Premenstrual tension; 21 Evidence-based gynaecology; 22 Breast health; 23 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Section 4 Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine; 24 Normal sexual development, congenital abnormalities of the genital tract and intersex; 25 Puberty; 26 Amenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea and galactorrhoea; 27 Hyperandrogenism; 28 Female infertility; 29 Male infertility; 30 Menopause and osteoporosis; 31 Hormonal therapy; 32 Treatment modalities in assisted reproduction; 33 Polycystic ovary syndrome; 34 Endometriosis and adenomyosis; 35 Contraception; 36 HIV and infertility; Section 5 Urogynaecolog; 37 Disorders of the lower urinary tract; 38 Female urinary incontinence; 39 Pelvic organ prolapse; 40 Gynaecological fistulae; 41 Laparoscopic surgery in urogynaecology; Section 6 Gynaecological Oncology; 42 Cytology and ancillary laboratory modalities - the old and the new; 43 Oncogenesis; 44 Carcinoma of the uterine cervix; 45 Postmenopausal bleeding; 46 Malignancies of the uterine corpus; 47 Ovarian tumours; 48 Carcinoma of the Fallopian tube, primary peritoneal carcinoma and tumours of the broad ligament; 49 Gestational trophoblastic disease; Section 7 Procedures; 50 Non-surgical treatment for malignant gynaecological conditions; 51 Specific procedures in gynaecology; 52 Gynaecological operations - office procedures and open surgery; 53 Preoperative care; 54 Postoperative care; 55 A: Endoscopic surgery - laparoscopy; B: Endoscopic surgery - hysteroscopy; 56 Ultrasound in gynaecology; Section 8 & Related Topics; 57 Trauma and sexual assault; 58 Domestic violence; 59 Paediatric gynaecology; 60 Sexual dysfunction; 61 Bioethics in gynaecology; 62 Litigation in gynaecology; Index.