Get expert guidance on the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of a wide range of obstetric and gynecologic disorders from the most comprehensive, yet concise. reference on the subject. The fifth edition of this popular and practical resource features additional clinical photos and material on vaccination and disease prevention. Access the full text online. along with an additional image gallery, case studies, USMLE style review questions, and online note-taking via Student Consult for a better learning experience.

Salient Features
* Features new content, including information on disease origin for a closer look at women's health issues that provide a life-course perspective. Incorporates more clinical photographs for a clearer visual presentation of clinical applications. Reflects changes in the APGO/CREOG objectives through updated content.
* Features a full-color design and images for a visually accessible guide that easily correlates to actual clinical experience.
* Delivers must-know information efficiently and effectively through a concise. clear writing style.

Table of Contents
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
1 A Life-Course Perspective for Women's Health Care: Safe, Ethical, and Effective Practice
2 Clinical Approach to the Patient
3 Female Reproductive Anatomy and Embryology
4 Female Reproductive Physiology

PART 2 OBSTETRICS Endocrinology of Pregnancy and Parturition
6 Maternal Physiologic and Immunologic Adaptation to Pregnancy
7 Antepartum Care: Preconception and Prenatal Care, Genetic Evaluation and Teratology, and Antenatal Fetal Assessment
8 Normal Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care: Anatomic Considerations, Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia, and Resuscitation of the Newborn
10 Obstetric Hemorrhage and Puerperal Sepsis
11 Uterine Contractility and Dystocia
12 Obstetric Complications: Preterm Labor, PROM, IUGR, Postterm Pregnancy, and IUFD
13 Multifetal Gestation and Malpresentation
14 Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
15 Rhesus Isoimmunization
16 Common Medical and Surgical Conditions Complicating Pregnancy
17 Obstetric Procedures

PART 3 GYNECOLOGY
18 Congenital Anomalies and Benign Conditions of the Vulva and Vagina
19 Congenital Anomalies and Benign Conditions of the Uterine Corpus and Cervix
20 Congenital Anomalies and Benign Conditions of the Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes
21 Pelvic Pain
22 Vulvovaginitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
23 Genitourinary Dysfunction: Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence, and Infections
24 Ectopic Pregnancy
23 Endometriosis and Adenomyosis
26 Family Planning: Reversible Contraception, Sterilization, and Abortion
27 Sexuality and Female Sexual Dysfunction
28 Family and Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Assault
29 Breast Disease: A Gynecologic Perspective
30 Gynecologic Procedures PART 4 REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY 31 Puberty and Disorders of Pubertal Development 32 Amenorrhea, Oligomenorrhea, and Hyperandrogenic Disorders 33 Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
34 Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
35 Climacteric: Menopause and Peri- and Postmenopause
36 Menstrual Cycle—Influenced Disorders

PART 5 GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
37 Principles of Cancer Therapy
38 Cervical Dysplasia and Cancer
39 Ovarian Cancer
40 Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer
41 Uterine Corpus Cancer
42 Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia
Index