64Sexually Transmitted Infections Peter Greenhouse Bristol Sexual Health Centre, Bristol, UK Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) make a substantial and often under‐appreciated contribution to gynaecological and obstetric morbidity, because their covert…
26Malpresentation, Malposition, Cephalopelvic Disproportion and Obstetric Procedures Kim Hinshaw1,2 and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran3 1 Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK 2 University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK 3 St George’s University of London,…
25Obstetric Emergencies Sara Paterson‐Brown1 and Timothy J. Draycott2 1 Queen Charlotte’s Hospital Imperial NHS Trust, London, UK 2 Department of Women’s Health, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK This chapter details how…
46The Menstrual Cycle William L. Ledger School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales Medicine, New South Wales, Australia The human female is monotocous. Multiple pregnancy is…
59Benign Disease of the Uterus Thierry Van den Bosch Department of Development and Regeneration, University Hospitals KU Leuven, , Leuven, Belgium Benign disease of the uterus includes uterine fibroids, adenomyosis…
50Menopause and Postmenopausal Health Nick Panay1,2 1 Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals, West London Menopause and PMS Centre, London, UK 2 Imperial College London, London, UK Menopause, from…
55Uterovaginal Prolapse Mark Slack Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge Teaching Hospital, Cambridge, UK Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is defined as the downward displacement of pelvic organs from their original position…
43Ectopic Pregnancy George Condous Sydney Medical School Nepean, University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, Sydney, Australia The rate of ectopic pregnancy (EP) is 11 per 1000 pregnancies, with a maternal…
22Normal Mechanisms in Labour Andrés López Bernal1 and Errol R. Norwitz2 1 Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Dorothy Hodgkin Building and St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol, UK 2 Department of…
47Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Secondary Amenorrhoea Adam Balen Leeds Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Seacroft Hospital, Leeds, UK Defining polycystic ovary syndrome and secondary amenorrhoea The current understanding of polycystic ovary…
