Oxford American Handbook of Reproductive Medicine [Paperback]

Reproductive medicine is the most dynamic area within obstetrics and gynecology and, arguably, the most complicated. An explosion of scientific understanding and technological capabilities - particularly in contraception, infertility and menopause - has transformed the specialty into a high-profile subject that touches upon endocrinology, embryology, andrology, surgery, social science, and practical law and ethics. TheOxford American Handbook of Reproductive Medicineprovides a practical overview of the reproductive system and a systematic approach to its disorders, covering diagnosis, assessment, and ongoing management with particular emphasis on common and important presentations. Concise, readable, and pocket-sized, this handbook is useful for medical students, primary care clinicians, and ob/gyn residents as a ready reference for daily practice.

Part 1: Reproductive Medicine
1. Sexual differentiation
2. Steroid hormones
3. Menarche and adolescent gynecology
4. Ovaries and the menstrual cycle
5. Polycystic ovary syndrome
6. Hirsutism and virilization
7. Amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea
8. Menopause and hormone replacement therapy
9. Initial advice to those concerned about delays in conception
10. Defining infertility
11. Investigation of fertility problems
12. Management strategies for fertility problems
13. Male infertility
14. Ovulation induction
15. Tubal and uterine disorders
16. Medical and surgical management of endometriosis
17. Intra-uterine insemination
18. In vitro fertilization (IVF) and associated assisted conception techniques

Part 2: Contraception and Family Planning
19. Fertility and fertility awareness
20. Male contraception
21. Vaginal methods
22. The combined oral contraceptive (COC)
23. Progestogen-only pill (POP)
24. Injectables
25. Contraceptive implants
26. Intra-uterine contraception
27. Postcoital contraception
28. Sterilization
29. Spl³.