Pocket Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

SECTION 1: HISTORY TAKING AND EXAMINATION 1.Gynaecology history taking. 2.Gynaecology examination. 3.Obstetric history taking. 4.Obstetric examination. SECTION 2: GYNAECOLOGY Chapter 5 - The menstrual cycle, menstrual disorder, polycystic ovarian syndrome, infertility, ovarian failure, menopause. Chapter 6 - Pelvin pain, endometriosis and minimal access surgery. Chapter 7 - The benign conditions of the female genital tract, congenital abnormalities of female genital tract and malignant conditions of the female genital tract. Chapter 8 - Anatomy of the pelvic floor, physiology of micturition, utero-vaginal prolapse and urinary incontinence. Chapter 9 - Sexual Health, including family planning, psychosexual medicine and sexually-transmitted diseases. Chapter 10 - Bleeding in early pregnancy. SECTION 3: OBSTETRICS Chapter 11 - Prepregnancy, counselling and prenatal diagnosis and antenatal care. Chapter 12 - Physiology of pregnancy, minor disorders of pregnancy, hypertensive disorders, infections in pregnancy, and maternal systemic disorders. Chapter 13 - Multiple pregnancy, breech and abnormal presentations. Chapter 14 - Labour, operative obstetrics and obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia. Chapter 15 - The Puerperium. Chapter 16 - Neonatal medicine. SECTION 4: Chapter 17 - Emergencies and practical procedures. Appendices: Final examination questions Definitions and normal values