Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Now in its 3rd edition, <i>Lecture Notes: Obstetrics and Gynaecology</i> has been extensively revised and updated to provide a concise and practical introduction to obstetrics and gynaecology for medical students and junior doctors.<br>Starting with a section on basic science, the text is divided into six sections that explain female health needs and their management from the early years to old age. The self-assessment section is now a separate chapter, and includes Extended Matching Questions (EMQs), scenarios for practical history taking for the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).<br><p><b>Part 1</b> looks at female reproductive anatomy and physiology.<br><b>Part 2</b> covers the puberty and menstrual problems of young women, sub-fertility, pregnancy prevention, and sexual problems.<br><b>Part 3</b> examines the reproductive years including pregnancy and childbirth.<br><b>Part 4</b> covers the mature woman including menstrual problems of the older woman and pelvic pain.<br><b>Part 5</b> discusses the older woman including the menopause, incontinence and malignancy including breast cancer.<br><b>Part 6</b> demonstrates the importance of public health statistics on the provision of services in obstetrics and gynaecology.<br><p>Now in two-colour throughout, with a new colour plate section, <i>Lecture Notes: Obstetrics and Gynaecology</i> covers the core material needed for O&amp;G courses, written specifically for medical students, nursing students, junior doctors on the Foundation Programme and the first two years of specialist training, midwives, and GPs.