Preceded by Hacker and Moore's essentials of obstetrics and gynecology / [edited by] Neville F. Hacker, Joseph C. Gambone, Calvin J. Hobel.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Introduction -- A life-course perspective for women's health care / Calvin J. Hobel and Joseph C. Gambone -- Clinical approach to the patient / Joseph C. Gambone -- Female reproductive anatomy and embryology / Joseph C. Gambone -- Female reprodutive physiology / Joseph C. Gambone.

Part II: Obstetrics -- Endocrinology of pregnancy and parturition / Joseph C. Gambone and Calvin J. Hobel -- Maternal physiologic and immunologic adaptation to pregnancy / Brian J. Koos and Calvin J. Hobel -- Antepartum care / Calvin J. Hobel and John Williams III -- Normal labor, delivery, and postpartum care / Calvin J. Hobel and Mark Zakowski -- Fetal surveillance during labor / Calvin J. Hobel and Amy R. Lamb -- Obstetric hemorrhage / Calvin J. Hobel and Amy R. Lamb -- Uterine contractility and dystocia / Calvin J. Hobel and Amy R. Lamb -- Obstetric complications / Calvin J. Hobel -- Multifetal gestation and malpresentation / Calvin J. Hobel -- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy / Lony C. Castro and Calvin J. Hobel -- Rhesus alloimmunization / Lony C. Castro and Calvin J. Hobel -- Common medical and surgical consitions complicating pregnancy / Lony C. Castro and Joseph C. Gambone -- Obstetric procedures / Calvin J. Hobel.

Part III: Gynecology -- Benign conditions and congenital anomalies of the vulva and vagina / Anita L. Nelson and Joseph C. Gambone -- Benign conditions and congenital anomalies of the uterine corpus and cervix / William H. Parker and Joseph C. Gambone -- Benign conditions and congenital anomalies of the ovaries and fallopian tubes / William H. Parker and Joseph C. Gambone -- Pelvic pain / Andrea J. Rapkin and Joseph C. Gambone -- Infectious diseases of the female reproductive and urinary tract / Bassam H. Rimawi and David E. Soper -- Pelvic floor disorders / Amy E. Rosenman -- Ectopic pregnancy / Anita L. Nelson and Joseph C. Gambone -- Endometriosis and adenomyosis / Joseph C. Gambone -- Abnormal uterine bleeding / Anita L. Nelson and Joseph C. Gambone -- Family planning / Anita L. Nelson -- Sexuality and female sexual dysfunction / Joseph C. Gambone -- Intimate partner and family violence, sexual assault, and rape / Joseph C. Gambone -- Breast disease / Neville F. Hacker and Michael L. Friedlander -- Gynecologic procedures / Joseph C. Gambone.

Part IV: Reproductive endocrinology and infertility -- Puberty and disorders of pubertal development / Sara Churchill and Carolyn J. Alexander -- Amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, and hyperandrogenic disorders / Daniel A. Dumesic and Joseph C. Gambone -- Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies / Joseph C. Gambone and Ingrid A. Rodi -- Menopause and perimenopause / Joseph C. Gambone -- Menstrual cycle-influenced disorders / Joseph C. Gambone.

Part V: Gynecologic oncology -- Principles of cancer therapy / Neville F. Hacker -- Cervical dysplasia and cancer / Neville F. Hacker -- Ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer / Jonathan S. Berek -- Vulvar and vaginal cancer / Neville F. Hacker -- Uterine corpus cancer / Neville F. Hacker -- Gestational trophoblastic diseases / Jonathan S. Berek.