MRCOG Part One

Alison Fiander is Head of the Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Cardiff University School of Medicine. Professor Fiander was Chairman of the RCOG's Part 1 multiple choice question (MCQ) sub-committee between 2005 and 2008. Baskaran Thilaganathan is a Consultant Obstetrician and a Professor of Fetal Medicine at St George's University of London. Professor Thilaganathan was a member of the RCOG's Part 1 MCQ sub-committee between 2007 and 2008.

Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction: changes to the Part I Mary Ann Lumsden; Part II. Anatomy: 2. Applied anatomy and imaging of the pelvis, femoral triangle and inguinal canal Diana Lawrence-Watt, Julia Montgomery and Malcolm Johnston; 3. Applied anatomy and imaging of the bladder, ureter, urethra, anus and perineum Diana Lawrence-Watt, Julia Montgomery and Malcolm Johnston; 4. Applied anatomy and imaging of the uterus, vagina, ovaries and breast Diana Lawrence-Watt, Julia Montgomery and Malcolm Johnston; Part III. Biochemistry: 5. Cell and molecular biology Fiona Lyall; 6. Steroids and prostaglandins Anthony E. Michael; 7. Fluid and acid-base balance Mark Heining; 8. Calcium homeostasis and bones Rosemary Bland; 9. Human metabolism: carbohydrates, fats and proteins Mary Board; Part IV. Biophysics: 10. Biophysics Nazar N. Amso and Neil Pugh; Part V. Embryology: 11. Early embryology Ram Sharma; 12. Development of the urogenital tract Vivek Nama; 13. Development and congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract Rohan D'Souza; 14. Development of the heart and the fetal circulation Rohan D'Souza; Part VI. Endocrinology: 15. Placental structure and function Des Holden; 16. Hypothalamus and pituitary gland Gul Bano; 17. Adrenal and thyroid glands and the pancreas Gul Bano; Part VII. Genetics: 18. Single-gene and chromosome abnormalities Shwetha Ramachandrappa and Katrina Tatton-Brown; Part VIII. Immunology: 19. Basic immunology Sharon Cookson and Ian Sargent; Part IX. Microbiology: 20. Microbiology Susan Hopkins and Daniel Brudney; 21. Viral infections in pregnancy Philip Rice; 22. Infections in obstetrics and gynaecology Phillip E. Hay; Part X. Pathology: 23. Cellular response to disease Raji Ganesan; 24. Pathology of benign disease of the female genital tract Raji Ganesan; 25. Gynaecological neoplasia Raji Ganesan; Part XI. Pharmacology: 26. Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and teratogenesis Kevin Hayes; 27. Non-hormonal therapy in obstetrics and gynaecology Kevin Hayes; 28. Hormonal treatment in non-malignant gynaecological conditions Michael Marsh; Part XII. Physiology: 29. Female reproductive physiology Helen Mason; 30. Male reproductive physiology and the fertilization process Helen Mason; 31. Physiology of pregnancy Asma Khalil; 32. Fetal physiology Aris T. Papageorghiou and Asma Khalil; Part XIII. Statistics and Epidemiology: 33. Basic statistics Fiona Broughton Pipkin; 34. Screening and trials statistics Andrew H. Shennan and Annette Briley; 35. Epidemiology Arri Coomarasamy and Khalid S. Khan; 36. Data interpretation in obstetrics and gynaecology Andrew R. Sizer; Index.