"I would not hesitate to recommend this excellent book to my students on an obstetrics/gynecology rotation. It is easy to read and includes recent updates, guaranteeing adherence to evidence-based medicine. This new edition is worth it, given the updates that have happened in the field." -Anthony Shanks, MD (Indiana University School of Medicine) Doody’s Score: 90 - 4 Stars!

• PART 1 Introduction1. A Life-Course Perspective for Women’s Health Care2. Clinical Approach to the Patient3. Female Reproductive Anatomy and Embryology4. Female Reproductive PhysiologyPART 2 Obstetrics5. Endocrinology of Pregnancy and Parturition6. Maternal Physiologic and Immunologic Adaptation to Pregnancy7. Antepartum Care8. Normal Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care9. Fetal Surveillance during Labor10. Obstetric Hemorrhage11. Uterine Contractility and Dystocia12. Obstetric Complications13. Multifetal Gestation and Malpresentation14. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy15. Rhesus Alloimmunization16. Common Medical and Surgical Conditions Complicating Pregnancy17. Obstetric ProceduresPART 3 Gynecology18. Benign Conditions and Congenital Anomalies of the Vulva and Vagina19. Benign Conditions and Congenital Anomalies of the Uterine Corpus and Cervix20. Benign Conditions and Congenital Anomalies of the Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes21. Pelvic Pain22. Infectious Diseases of the Female Reproductive and Urinary Tract23. Pelvic Floor Disorders24. Ectopic Pregnancy25. Endometriosis and Adenomyosis26. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding27. Family Planning28. Sexuality and Female Sexual Dysfunction29. Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Sexual Assault, and Rape30. Breast Disease31. Gynecologic ProceduresPART 4 Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility32. Puberty and Disorders of Pubertal Development33. Amenorrhea, Oligomenorrhea, and Hyperandrogenic Disorders34. Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies35. Menopause and Perimenopause36. Menstrual Cycle-Influenced DisordersPART 5 Gynecologic Oncology37. Principles of Cancer Therapy38. Cervical Dysplasia and Cancer39. Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancer40. Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer41. Uterine Corpus Cancer42. Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases