Problem Solving in Women's Health

Rees - Problem Solving in Women's Health
£35.00
£35.00
Authors/editors: Margaret Rees, Sally Hope, Martin K Oehler, Jane Moore and Polly Crawford
ISBN: 978-1-84692-028-8
Page count: 244
Publisher: Clinical Publishing
Publication year: 2008

This new volume brings together the current thinking in both investigation and management of the female patient requiring treatment for gynaecological, reproductive and menopausal conditions. It presents a comprehensive caseload as seen by the practicing clinician, presenting common yet challenging real-life patient scenarios, which the authors resolve by drawing on the latest published literature.

Table of contents:

Section 1: Menstrual Problems

  1. Menorrhagia with medical management
  2. Menorrhagia with surgical management
  3. Dysmenorrhoea
  4. Chronic pelvic pain
  5. Endometriosis
  6. Fibroids
  7. Primary amenorrhoea
  8. Irregular menstruation
  9. Premenstrual syndrome
  10. Alternative and complementary therapies for menorrhagia and dysmenorrhoea

Section 2: Menopause

  1. Peri-menstrual symptoms
  2. Premature menopause
  3. Osteoporosis
  4. Post-menopausal bleeding
  5. Menopausal symptoms in women with breast cancer
  6. Venous thromboembolism
  7. Alternative and complementary therapies for the menopause

Section 3: Fertility and Contraception

  1. Subfertility investigations
  2. Assisted conception methods
  3. Optimizing assisted conception
  4. Egg cryopreservation
  5. Recurrent miscarriage
  6. Unplanned pregnancy
  7. Preventing teenage pregnancy
  8. Contraception after age 35 years

Section 4: Gynaecological Emergencies

  1. Early miscarriage
  2. Ectopic pregnancy
  3. Hyaditiform mole
  4. Emergency contraception

Section 5: Sexual Problems

  1. Lack of sex drive
  2. Dyspareunia
  3. Vaginal discharge
  4. Vaginismus

Section 6: Urogenital Problems

  1. Recurrent candidiasis
  2. Sexually transmitted infections
  3. Stress incontinence
  4. Urge incontinence
  5. Recurrent urinary tract infections
  6. Chronic interstitial cystitis
  7. Urogenital ageing - vaginal atrophy

Section 7: Prevention and Screening

  1. Cervical cancer prevention and screening
  2. Breast cancer screening in normal and high-risk populations
  3. Ovarian cancer screening in normal and high-risk populations
  4. Osteoporosis screening

Section 8: Gynaecological Cancer

  1. Cervical cancer
  2. Endometrial cancer
  3. Ovarian cancer
  4. Vulvar cancer
  5. Fallopian tube cancer
  6. Prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy

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