Malcolm G. Munro, MD, is a clinical professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the director of Gynecologic Services, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cofounder of the FIGO Menstrual Disorders Committee, which has been responsible for the development and publication of the FIGO Nomenclature and Classification Systems for causes of abnormal bleeding in reproductive years, created to facilitate the design and interpretation of related clinical trials. He has published more than 100 papers, 30 chapters, and 4 books. He is an editor, on the editorial board, or a reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed specialty journals. He has served the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) as a member of the Board of Trustees (2000– 2002) and was the inaugural chair of the AAGL Practice Committee, in charge with the development of evidence-based practice guidelines related to minimally invasive approaches to gynecology. Victor Gomel, MD, is a professor and former head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He has served as the president of several societies, including the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, and the International Society of In Vitro Fertilization. He is internationally recognized for pioneering work in reproductive microsurgery and operative laparoscopy. With his team, he obtained the first IVF baby in Canada. He has received many prestigious awards including the honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the Simon Fraser University and the Salat-Baroux prize in reproduction from the French National Academy of Medicine, to which he was elected as a foreign member. He was elected as a fellow to the Academy of Art and Sciences and was awarded the Légion d’Honneur by the president of France.

• Editors Contributors Introduction VOLUME 1: FUNDAMENTALS AND CONDITIONS1. Anatomy and surgical dissection of the female pelvis: For the gynecologic surgeonAndrew I. Brill, Robert M. Rogers, Jr., and Victor Gomel2. Reproductive physiology for the gynecological surgeonVictor Gomel, Malcolm G. Munro, and Peter F. McComb3. Energy-based surgical devicesAndrew I. Brill and Malcolm G. Munro4. Principles of laparoscopic surgerySukhbir S. Singh, Olga Bougie, and Malcolm G. Munro5. Principles of microprocessor-assisted laparoscopic ("robotic") surgeryErica Dun, Vadim Morozov, and Ceana Nezhat6. Principles of laparotomic and vaginal surgeryVictor Gomel and Malcolm G. Munro7. Principles of hysteroscopic surgeryBarry H. Sanders and Malcolm G. Munro8. Imaging for the gynecologic surgeonCaterina Exacoustos and Margit Dueholm9. Preservation of fertility in gynecologic surgery: Strategies and techniquesVictor Gomel, Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, and Recai Pabuççu10. Complications of surgery of the female reproductive tractNyia Noel, Christina Alicia Salazar, Keith Isaacson, and Malcolm G. Munro11. Congenital anomalies of the female reproductive tractJoseph S. Sanfilippo and Kathryn D. Peticca12. Ectopic pregnancyVictor Gomel and Malcolm G. Munro13. Endometrial polypsMarit Lieng and Jason A. Abbott14. Adenomyosis: Uterus-sparing treatmentGrigoris F. Grimbizis and Themistoklis Mikos15. Endometriosis: General principlesSukhbir S. Singh, Catherine Allaire, and David L. Olive16. Uterine leiomyomasLevent Mutlu, Kimberly W. Keefe, and Hugh S. Taylor17. Pathogenesis of pelvic floor disordersGeoffrey W. Cundiff18. Pelvic infections and their sequelaeJorma Paavonen19. Fallopian tube disordersVictor Gomel20. Postoperative adhesionsVictor Gomel and Philippe R. Koninckx21. Pathogenesis, pathology, and clinical significance of intrauterine adhesionsMiriam M.F. Hanstede, Mark Hans Emanuel, and Jason A. Abbott22. MalignancyDenis Querleu23. Chronic pelvic painFred M. Howard and Malcolm G. Munro24. Abnormal uterine bleedingMalcolm G. Munro25. The adnexal massDenis Querleu26. Diagnosis, investigation, and nonsurgical management of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinenceYaël Levy-Zauberman and Hervé Fernandez27. Infertility: Mechanisms and investigationVictor Gomel28. Recurrent pregnancy loss: A new strategy for evaluation based on genetic testingWilliam H. Kutteh, Carolyn R. Jaslow, Paul R. Brezina, Raymond W. Ke, Amelia P. Bailey, and Mary D. StephensonVOLUME TWO: GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY29. Surgery for congenital anomalies: Hysteroscopic, laparoscopic, laparotomic, and vaginalJoseph S. Sanfilippo, Kathryn D. Peticca, and Fabiola Balmir30. Surgery for vulvar disordersHoward T. Sharp31. Endometrial sampling and uterine curettageYaël Levy-Zauberman, Perrine Capmas, and Hervé Fernandez32. Management of endometrial polypsJason A. Abbott and Marit Lieng33. Endometrial ablationMalcolm G. Munro34. Surgery for intrauterine adhesionsMark Hans Emanuel and Miriam M.F. Hanstede35. Leiomyomas I: Hysteroscopic and other transvaginal approachesBarry H. Sanders and Malcolm G. Munro36. Leiomyomas II: Abdominal approachesWilliam H. Parker, Tommaso Falcone, and Malcolm G. Munro37. Leiomyomas III: Image-guided surgery and proceduresScott Chudnoff, Sukrant Mehta, and Eleanor Hawkins38. HysterectomyJon Ivar Einarsson and Mobolaji O. Ajao39. Reconstructive surgery of the fallopian tubeVictor Gomel40. Ectopic pregnancy: Surgical managementVictor Gomel41. Ovarian surgeryVictor Gomel and Mohamed A. Bedaiwy42. Endometriosis I: Surgery for endometriosis associated with painNicola Berlanda and Paolo P. Vercellini43. Endometriosis II: Surgical treatment of endometriosis associated with infertilityDavid L. Olive and Mauro Busaca44. Endometriosis III: Deep infiltrating endometriosisSukhbir S. Singh and Sugandha Agarwal45. Procedures specific for chronic pelvic painFred M. Howard46. Surgical treatment of urinary incontinenceYaël Levy-Zauberman, Xavier Deffieux, and Hervé Fernandez47. Management of pelvic organ prolapseGeoffrey W. Cundiff48. Surgery during intrauterine pregnancyMichel Canis, Nicolas Bourdel, Céline Houlle, Benoit Rabischong, Revaz Botchorishvili, and Jean L. Pouly49. Preservation of fertility in malignancyDenis Querleu, Sophie Deutsch-Bringer, and Alejandra Martínez50. Oocyte and embryo cryopreservation for fertility preservationAna Cobo and José RemohiIndex

Malcolm G. Munro, MD, is a clinical professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the director of Gynecologic Services, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cofounder of the FIGO Menstrual Disorders Committee, which has been responsible for the development and publication of the FIGO Nomenclature and Classification Systems for causes of abnormal bleeding in reproductive years, created to facilitate the design and interpretation of related clinical trials. He has published more than 100 papers, 30 chapters, and 4 books. He is an editor, on the editorial board, or a reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed specialty journals. He has served the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) as a member of the Board of Trustees (2000– 2002) and was the inaugural chair of the AAGL Practice Committee, in charge with the development of evidence-based practice guidelines related to minimally invasive approaches to gynecology. Victor Gomel, MD, is a professor and former head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He has served as the president of several societies, including the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, and the International Society of In Vitro Fertilization. He is internationally recognized for pioneering work in reproductive microsurgery and operative laparoscopy. With his team, he obtained the first IVF baby in Canada. He has received many prestigious awards including the honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the Simon Fraser University and the Salat-Baroux prize in reproduction from the French National Academy of Medicine, to which he was elected as a foreign member. He was elected as a fellow to the Academy of Art and Sciences and was awarded the Légion d’Honneur by the president of France.

• Editors Contributors Introduction VOLUME 1: FUNDAMENTALS AND CONDITIONS1. Anatomy and surgical dissection of the female pelvis: For the gynecologic surgeonAndrew I. Brill, Robert M. Rogers, Jr., and Victor Gomel2. Reproductive physiology for the gynecological surgeonVictor Gomel, Malcolm G. Munro, and Peter F. McComb3. Energy-based surgical devicesAndrew I. Brill and Malcolm G. Munro4. Principles of laparoscopic surgerySukhbir S. Singh, Olga Bougie, and Malcolm G. Munro5. Principles of microprocessor-assisted laparoscopic ("robotic") surgeryErica Dun, Vadim Morozov, and Ceana Nezhat6. Principles of laparotomic and vaginal surgeryVictor Gomel and Malcolm G. Munro7. Principles of hysteroscopic surgeryBarry H. Sanders and Malcolm G. Munro8. Imaging for the gynecologic surgeonCaterina Exacoustos and Margit Dueholm9. Preservation of fertility in gynecologic surgery: Strategies and techniquesVictor Gomel, Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, and Recai Pabuççu10. Complications of surgery of the female reproductive tractNyia Noel, Christina Alicia Salazar, Keith Isaacson, and Malcolm G. Munro11. Congenital anomalies of the female reproductive tractJoseph S. Sanfilippo and Kathryn D. Peticca12. Ectopic pregnancyVictor Gomel and Malcolm G. Munro13. Endometrial polypsMarit Lieng and Jason A. Abbott14. Adenomyosis: Uterus-sparing treatmentGrigoris F. Grimbizis and Themistoklis Mikos15. Endometriosis: General principlesSukhbir S. Singh, Catherine Allaire, and David L. Olive16. Uterine leiomyomasLevent Mutlu, Kimberly W. Keefe, and Hugh S. Taylor17. Pathogenesis of pelvic floor disordersGeoffrey W. Cundiff18. Pelvic infections and their sequelaeJorma Paavonen19. Fallopian tube disordersVictor Gomel20. Postoperative adhesionsVictor Gomel and Philippe R. Koninckx21. Pathogenesis, pathology, and clinical significance of intrauterine adhesionsMiriam M.F. Hanstede, Mark Hans Emanuel, and Jason A. Abbott22. MalignancyDenis Querleu23. Chronic pelvic painFred M. Howard and Malcolm G. Munro24. Abnormal uterine bleedingMalcolm G. Munro25. The adnexal massDenis Querleu26. Diagnosis, investigation, and nonsurgical management of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinenceYaël Levy-Zauberman and Hervé Fernandez27. Infertility: Mechanisms and investigationVictor Gomel28. Recurrent pregnancy loss: A new strategy for evaluation based on genetic testingWilliam H. Kutteh, Carolyn R. Jaslow, Paul R. Brezina, Raymond W. Ke, Amelia P. Bailey, and Mary D. StephensonVOLUME TWO: GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY29. Surgery for congenital anomalies: Hysteroscopic, laparoscopic, laparotomic, and vaginalJoseph S. Sanfilippo, Kathryn D. Peticca, and Fabiola Balmir30. Surgery for vulvar disordersHoward T. Sharp31. Endometrial sampling and uterine curettageYaël Levy-Zauberman, Perrine Capmas, and Hervé Fernandez32. Management of endometrial polypsJason A. Abbott and Marit Lieng33. Endometrial ablationMalcolm G. Munro34. Surgery for intrauterine adhesionsMark Hans Emanuel and Miriam M.F. Hanstede35. Leiomyomas I: Hysteroscopic and other transvaginal approachesBarry H. Sanders and Malcolm G. Munro36. Leiomyomas II: Abdominal approachesWilliam H. Parker, Tommaso Falcone, and Malcolm G. Munro37. Leiomyomas III: Image-guided surgery and proceduresScott Chudnoff, Sukrant Mehta, and Eleanor Hawkins38. HysterectomyJon Ivar Einarsson and Mobolaji O. Ajao39. Reconstructive surgery of the fallopian tubeVictor Gomel40. Ectopic pregnancy: Surgical managementVictor Gomel41. Ovarian surgeryVictor Gomel and Mohamed A. Bedaiwy42. Endometriosis I: Surgery for endometriosis associated with painNicola Berlanda and Paolo P. Vercellini43. Endometriosis II: Surgical treatment of endometriosis associated with infertilityDavid L. Olive and Mauro Busaca44. Endometriosis III: Deep infiltrating endometriosisSukhbir S. Singh and Sugandha Agarwal45. Procedures specific for chronic pelvic painFred M. Howard46. Surgical treatment of urinary incontinenceYaël Levy-Zauberman, Xavier Deffieux, and Hervé Fernandez47. Management of pelvic organ prolapseGeoffrey W. Cundiff48. Surgery during intrauterine pregnancyMichel Canis, Nicolas Bourdel, Céline Houlle, Benoit Rabischong, Revaz Botchorishvili, and Jean L. Pouly49. Preservation of fertility in malignancyDenis Querleu, Sophie Deutsch-Bringer, and Alejandra Martínez50. Oocyte and embryo cryopreservation for fertility preservationAna Cobo and José RemohiIndex