This note covers the following details about Breast Cancer Risk
Factors: Increasing Age, Family History, Genetic Factors, Neoplastic and Benign
Risk Factors, Exogenous Hormones, Menstrual and Obstetric History, Other
Exogenous Factors, Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Models and Future
Improvements in Risk Prediction.
The
guideline has been written with simplicity so that non-midwifery and
nonobstetrician health professionals are able to initiate life-saving measures
in emergency situations during pregnancy and childbirth.
This book discusses infertility and
infertility treatments such as embryo implantation, non-invasive preimplantation
genetic diagnosis, oocyte cryopreservation, cryopreservation of small numbers of
sperm, and embryo culture technologies.
This guideline contains recommendations specific to twin and triplet
pregnancies and covers the following clinical areas: optimal methods to
determine gestational age and chorionicity, maternal and fetal screening
programmes to identify structural abnormalities, chromosomal abnormalities and
feto-fetal transfusion syndrome , and to detect intrauterine growth restriction
, the effectiveness of interventions to prevent spontaneous preterm birth, and
routine antenatal corticosteroid prophylaxis for reducing perinatal morbidity.
Author(s): National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's
Health, UK
Complications of pregnancy are
health issues that are caused by pregnancy itself. These can happen during or
after delivery. Topics covered includes: Placental Abnormalities, Miscarriage
and Maternal Health, Undernutrition during Pregnancy, Hydrops Fetalis, Maternal
and Fetal Complications Due to Decreased Nitric Oxide Synthesis during
Gestation, Alloimmunization and Role of HLA in Pregnancy.
This note is designed to give the student a clear understanding
of the pathophysiology of the menstrual cycle, fertilization, implantation, ovum
growth development, differentiation and associated abnormalities. Disorders of
fetal development including the principles of teratology and the mechanism of
normal and abnormal parturition will be covered as well as the pathophysiology
of the breast and disorders of lactation. Fetal asphyxia and its consequences
will be reviewed with emphasis on the technology currently available for its
detection.
This book explains the following topics: Male Sex
Organs , Female Sex Organ, The Female Monthly Cycle , Conception, How Your Baby
Develops , Your Health In Pregnancy, Antenatal Care, Conditions And Problems In
Pregnancy, Choosing Where To Have Your Baby.
This sequence
provides a comprehensive physiologic and pathologic overview of male and female
reproduction, including normal human sexuality, normal human reproduction,
abnormalities of sexual function, evaluation and management of infertility,
parturition, and fertility control.
This book, written for women who have no special knowledge of medicine,
aims to answer the questions which occur to them in the course of
pregnancy.Directions for safeguarding their health have been given in detail,
and emphasis has been placed upon such measures as may serve to prevent serious
complications.
The guideline covers diagnosis of early
pregnancy loss, including the use of ultrasound scanning and biochemical
testing. Investigations incur costs and the use of serial measurements may delay
decision making. The guideline includes guidance on when senior and/or
specialist advice should be sought in order to avoid errors and unnecessary
delay. The guideline does not cover pregnancy after the first trimester. It also
does not deal with unusual conditions that present with pain and bleeding, such
as hydatidiform mole, which require a different form of treatment.
Author(s): National Collaborating Centre for
Women's and Children's Health (UK)
Gynecology is frequently
changing due to extensive implementation of high technology in both, the
diagnosis and management of gynecologic problems. General gynecologists,
gynecologic endocrinologists, infertility specialists, gynecologic endoscopists,
and gynecologic oncologists will find attractive, new information in this book.
Multi-authored
textbook by multi-disciplinary team of experts summarising the most up-to-date
concepts and management strategies in urogynaecology. The field of
Urogynaecology has expanded dramatically over the past decade with the advent of
a number of new medical and surgical treatment modalities. The evidence base on
pelvic floor dysfunction has also grown extensively. This multi-contributor text
will prove invaluable to gynecology, urology and surgery registrars and
specialists. Physiotherapists and nurses working in the field of Urogynaecology
will also find it extremely useful.
Author(s): Department
of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cape Town
This contains some guideline which aim to encourage the use of common
terminology and definitions of breast disease and to standardise methods of
classification of breast cancer.
Author(s): Professor S
Lakhani, Dr J Lowe, Mr K Miller, Dr A Rhodes, Professor RA Walker, Dr CA
Wells
This note contains the following subtopics of Vulvar disease, Vulvar
Pain, Sexuality and Pain, Other Vulvar Conditions and Various Medications used
for Vulvar Diseases
Author(s): The University of Michigan, Center for Vulvar
Diseases