Thoroughly revised and updated, this comprehensive and general gynecological textbook provides guidance for the management of specific gynecological conditions.

. Dedication . Foreword to the Twelfth Edition . Preface to the Thirteenth Edition . Preface to the First Edition . Contributors Sect. I. Principles of Practice Ch. 1. Initial Assessment and Communication. 3. Ch. 2. Principles of Patient Care. 21. Ch. 3. Quality Assessment, Performance Improvement, and Patient Safety. 33. Ch. 4. Epidemiology for the Gynecologist. 49. Sect. II. Basic Science. . Ch. 5. Anatomy and Embryology. 69. Ch. 6. Molecular Biology and Genetics. 123. Ch. 7. Reproductive Physiology. 149. Sect. III. Preventive and Primary Care. . Ch. 8. Preventive Health Care and Screening. 175. Ch. 9. Primary Care in Gynecology. 199. Ch. 10. Family Planning. 231. Ch. 11. Sexuality, Sexual Dysfunction, and Sexual Assault. 295. Ch. 12. Common Psychiatric Problems. 323. Sect. IV. General Gynecology. . Ch. 13. Benign Diseases of the Female Reproductive Tract: Symptoms and Signs. 351. Ch. 14. Pelvic Pain and Dysmenorrhea. 421. Ch. 15. Genitourinary Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 453. Ch. 16. Intraepithelial Disease of the Cervix, Vagina, and Vulva. 471. Ch. 17. Early Pregnancy Loss and Ectopic Pregnancy. 507. Ch. 18. Benign Breast Disease. 543. Ch. 19. Preoperative Evaluation and Postoperative Management. 569. Ch. 20. Incontinence, Prolapse, and Disorders of the Pelvic Floor. 645. Ch. 21. Gynecologic Endoscopy. 711. Ch. 22. Hysterectomy. 761. Sect. V. Reproductive Endocrinology. . Ch. 23. Puberty. 805. Ch. 24. Amenorrhea. 843. Ch. 25. Endocrine Disorders. 871. Ch. 26. Endometriosis. 931. Ch. 27. Infertility. 973. Ch. 28. Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. 1067. Ch. 29. Menopause. 1109. Sect. VI. Gynecologic Oncology. . Ch. 30. Uterine Cancer. 1143. Ch. 31. Cervical and Vaginal Cancer. 1199. Ch. 32. Ovarian Cancer. 1245. Ch. 33. Vulvar Cancer. 1321. Ch. 34. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease. 1353. Ch. 35. Breast Cancer. 1375. . App.: Reference Values. 1399. . Index. 1401.

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