The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Tahir Mahmood is Consultant Gynaecologist and Clinical Director, Directorate of Women, Children and Clinical Services, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Scotland. He is also Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, Scotland. He is a former President of the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG) and Past Vice-President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). He chairs the Quality Assurance Committee of the EBCOG examination. Charles Savona-Ventura is Professor and Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Malta. He is a member of the Standing Committee of Examinations and the Quality Assurance Committee on Examinations of EBCOG. Ioannis Messinis is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. He is a Member of the Executive Committee of EBCOG, Director of Examinations, and Chair of the Standing Committee on Examinations of EBCOG. Sambit Mukhopadhyay is Consultant Gynaecologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK. He is a Member of the Standing Committee on Examinations and Honorary Treasurer of EBCOG.

'This book is well organized, comprehensive, and easy to navigate and read.' Clare Konner, Doody's Listings

• Part I. Basic Sciences in Gynaecology: 1. Preoperative and postoperative care of the gynaecological patient; 2. Acute gynaecological emergencies; 3. Imaging in gynaecological practice; 4. Basic surgical skills in gynaecological practice; 5. Developmental female genital tract anomalies, vaginal aplasia and Creatsas vaginoplasty; Part II. Menstrual Disorders: 6. Paediatric and adolescent gynaecology; 7. Heavy menstrual bleeding; 8. Management of uterine fibroids; 9. Early-onset endometriosis; 10. Chronic pelvic pain; Part III. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility: 11. Primary and secondary amenorrhea; 12. Recurrent pregnancy loss in the first and second trimesters; 13. Polycystic ovary syndrome; 14. Hirsutism and virilism; 15. Female and male infertility; 16. Assisted conception techniques; 17. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; 18. Legal and ethical issues in assisted conception treatment; 19. Premature ovarian insufficiency; Part IV. Contraception and STIs: 20. Hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptives; 21. Female and male sterilization; 22. Management of unintended pregnancy; 23. Recurrent vulvo-vaginitis; 24. Sexually transmitted infection and pelvic inflammatory disease; Part V. Post-Reproductive Care: 25. Menopause and hormone replacement therapy; 26. Urogenital prolapse; 27. Urinary incontinence; 28. Female sexual dysfunctions; Part VI. Vulva and Vagina: 29. Vulvodynia; 30. Benign vulval disorders; 31. Non-infectious benign vaginal disorders; 32. Vulvar malignancies; Part VII. Cervix: 33. Pre-invasive cervical disease and colposcopy; 34. Clinical management of cervix cancer; Part VIII. Uterus: 35. Malignant disease of the uterine corpus; 36. Uterine sarcoma and rare uterine malignant disease; Part IX. Ovary and Fallopian Tubes: 37. Childhood ovarian cancers; 38. Benign and borderline ovarian cysts; 39. Non-epithelial ovarian cancers; 40. Diagnosis of epithelial ovarian, fallopian tubal and peritoneal surface cancers; 41. Treatment of epithelial ovarian cancers, fallopian tube cancers, and peritoneal surface cancers; 42. Benign breast disorders; Part X. Operative Gynaecology: 43. Basic hysteroscopy; 44. Advanced hysteroscopy; 45. Basic laparoscopic gynaecological procedures; 46. Advanced laparoscopic gynaecological procedures; 47. Robotic gynaecological surgery; 48. Myomectomy; 49. Hysterectomy for benign conditions; 50. Reversal of sterilization in females and males to restore fertility; Part XI. Public Health Issues in Gynaecology: 51. Clinical governance in gynaecological practice; 52. Prevention of unintended pregnancy; 53. HPV immunization; 54. Screening for gynaecological cancers; 55. Female genital mutilation/cutting; 56. Genetics and gynaecological disease; 57. Legal and ethical issues in gynaecological practice; Part XII. Issues around the Treatment of Gynaecological Cancers: 58. Prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; 59. Immunotherapy for gynaecological cancers; 60. Radiotherapy for gynaecological cancers; 61. Clinical audit and risk-management in gynaecological practice; 62. Research in obstetrics and gynaecology; 63. Skills training and the role of simulation in obstetrics and gynaecology; 64. Practical medical education science for clinical teaching sites; 65. Algorithm for managing vulvovaginal symptoms.