Women's health / edited by Deborah Waller and Ann McPherson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Waller, Deborah, 1959-

McPherson, Ann.

Series:

Oxford medical publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gynecology.

Women--Diseases.

Women.

Women--Health and hygiene.

Genital Diseases, Female.

Women's Health.

Family Practice.

Medical Subjects:

Genital Diseases, Female.

Women's Health.

Family Practice.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 688 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

Now in its fifth edition, this practical handbook was winner of the BMA's "Best New Book in Primary Care" award and is a best-seller in the field of women's health care. The clear, evidence-based text is packed with readily accessible information, interspersed with figures and tables for easy reference in the busy GP surgery. The book covers areas not normally included in standard gynaecology textbooks and will be invaluable for gynaecologists in training, those preparing for the MRCGP, MRCOG and DRCOG examinations, as well as the well-informed non-medical reader. This new edition has been comprehensively revised to reflect recent developments. All the chapters have been updated or completely rewritten, and new authors have been selected on the basis of their expertise and direct experience of primary care. Each chapter includes a section on the questions patients frequently ask, along with the answers. There are also model consultations on common problems -- what a good GP might realistically cover in a ten-minute appointment.

Contents:

1 Menstrual problems / Margaret C P Rees 1

2 Premenstrual syndrome / Fiona Blake 46

3 The menopause and hormone replacement therapy / Elizabeth Barrett-Connor 73

4 Contraception / John Guillebaud 112

5 Unwanted pregnancy and abortion / Lis Davidson, Joanne Reeve 229

6 Infertility and early pregnancy loss / Gillian M Lockwood 262

7 Cystitis / Sally Hope, Ian Bowler 297

8 Management of urinary incontinence in women / Ranee Thakar, Stuart Stanton, Judy Kane 322

9 Vaginal discharge and sexually transmitted infections / Pippa Oakeshott 351

10 Vulval disorders / Lois Eva 374

11 Chronic pelvic pain / Stephen Kennedy, Jane Moore 399

12 Breast disorders / Danielle Power, Jane Maher 421

13 Women's cancer screening: cervical, breast, and ovarian screening / Clare Bankhead, Joan Austoker 466

14 Familial cancers and women's health / Anneke Lucassen, Eila Watson 489

15 Eating disorders / Deborah Waller, Christopher Fairburn 519

16 Sexual problems / Margaret Denman 552

17 Domestic violence / Iona Heath 579

18 Promoting the health of women in primary care / Sandra Nicholson, Yvonne Carter 597

19 Complementary medicine and women's health / Christine A'Court, Chi Keong Ong, Jacqueline Wootton 619.

Notes:

3rd ed. published in 1993 under title: Women's problems in general practice / edited by Ann McPherson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Women's problems in general practice.

ISBN:

0192632868

OCLC:

52324696