Sexually Transmitted Infections
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…
Malpresentation, Malposition, Cephalopelvic Disproportion and Obstetric Procedures
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,…
Obstetric Emergencies
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…
The Menstrual Cycle
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…
Benign Disease of the Uterus
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…
Menopause and Postmenopausal Health
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…
Uterovaginal Prolapse
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…
Ectopic Pregnancy
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…
Normal Mechanisms in Labour
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…