Gynaecology & Obstetrics

This innovative guide will help gynecologists or gynecologic surgeons to monitor the staging and progress of oncology treatment. An international e...

This book traces the evolution of caesarean delivery from postmortem ritual to the most commonly performed operation on women worldwide: from relig...

This comprehensive question-and-answer resource covers all aspects of the curriculum for the Part 2 MRCOG examination. Candidates are given the opp...

An analysis of the cultural and economic drivers of the growing phenomenon of FGCS, written by cross-disciplinary experts, this book challenges the...

The birth of Louise Joy Brown - the world's first baby born following in-vitro fertilization - heralded a medical revolution. Forty years later, ma...

By 2030, an estimated 47 million women will be undergoing menopause each year. With the progressive increase in life expectancy, the number of wome...

A miscarriage can be defined as a pregnancy that ends spontaneously before the foetus has reached a viable gestational age. There are two types of ...

Perinatal (antenatal and postnatal) depression is increasingly a target of improved awareness, clinical research and public health efforts, yet it ...

Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition, characterised by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. It is estim...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is known as a common gynaecologic and endocrinology disease with multiple short and long-term consequences. It is ...

The practice of surgery has been revolutionized since the introduction of video-assisted endoscopy. Minimally invasive approaches are now available...

Menorrhagia is defined as heavy menstrual loss. Its main determinant of management is the impact of menorrhagia on the woman''''s quality of life. ...

Trophoblasts (from Greek trephein: to feed, and blastos: germinator) constitute a particular population of cells forming the outer layer of the bla...

The book is targeted at the candidates appearing for the MRCOG Part 2, which is a compulsory examination for postgraduate trainees in the UK who as...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a very common endocrinopathy whose aetiology is still uncertain. It is estimated that 5-12% of the female popul...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the risk factors, management and recovery process in pregnancy. Topics include g...

Miscarriage is a common problem in obstetrics and often experienced in woman''''s life. It occurs in about 10 percent of pregnancy and is more freq...

Dyspareunia, or painful sexual intercourse, associated with menopause has been a taboo subject for decades. During the past year, postmenopausal wo...

Acute appendicitis is present in one in 500 to 2000 pregnancies (which amounts to 25% of operative indications for the acute abdomen in pregnancy)....

This book reviews the biochemical pathways of ethanol and its metabolites in humans in the context of pregnancy. Special emphasis is devoted to the...

Ovarian cancer is the third most diagnosed gynecologic cancer and the first leading cause of death from all of gynecological malignancies. High mor...