Progress in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, edited by Professor John Studd, Dr Seang Tan and Dr Frank Chervenak, is the definitive international review series in the field. This 17th volume, with contributions from leading clinicians from all over the world, covers topics of importance and relevance to obstetricians and gynaecologists.
Ethical issues in obstetric and gynaecological practice. Developmental stem cell therapy. Periconception care. Hyperemesis gravidarum. Fetal therapy. Congenital lower urinary tract obstruction and the efficacy of vesico-amniotic shunting. Doppler ultrasound in obstetrics: current advances. Pregnancy and advanced maternal age. Fluid balance in pre-eclampsia: what we know and what we dont. Prevention of pre-eclampsia. Cardiac disease in pregnancy. High-dependency care in obstetrics. Antepartum haemorrhage - bleeding of placental and fetal origin. The prevention and treatment of preterm labour. Controversies in the assessment of labour. Delivery after caesarean section. Post-partum uterine atony. Severe obstetric injury causing anal sphincter damage, sexual dysfunction and fistulae. Gynaecological issues in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected women. The adnexal mass. Borderline ovarian tumours: a continuing dilemma. Fibroid embolisation. Laparoscopic management of endometriosis. The Ten-step Vaginal Hysterectomy. Prophylactic oophorectomy in BRCA carriers. New developments in the management of uterovaginal prolapse. Posthysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse. Hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer. Hormones and depression in women. Vestibulitis - conservative treatment or surgery?