Ginecologia

This well-illustrated publication provides concise yet comprehensive practical information on the modern-day approach to the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. It starts from basic principles of reproductive physiology, before moving on to the medical causes of infertility, and then describes and explains the full armory of techniques from IVF to ICSI and even newer technologies used to treat infertility in all its manifestations. The aim throughout is to explain issues clearly, simply and directly in such a way that will be understood by doctors, scientists and nurses alike. By combining basic science and medical aspects, along with 'how it is done' descriptions of techniques and medical interventions, this book offers an unsurpassed introductory account of this fast moving area and is highly suitable for the full range of personnel involved in looking after the infertile patient, including trainees in medicine and nursing, clinical embryologists, andrologists, ultrasonographers and counsellors.

In this revised second edition, an outstanding team of contributors explore the broadest areas of this subspecialty - from the appearance of gender abnormalities in the delivery room through the trials of pubescence, early maturation, and precocious childbearing. This up-to-date text contains high-quality illustrations (including numerous colour plates) and extensive references. Also, the diversity of subjects covered will help the reader understand both the physical and psychological problems which beset the female from birth to adolescence.

Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of the popular gynaecology reference, "Operative Gynecology", includes comprehensive coverage of current technologies such as: laser procedures techniques in tubal surgery; and surgical aspects of reproductive technologies. Organized according to the conventional division of benign gynecology, reproductive endocrinology, and gynecologic oncology, this edition contains even more clear illustrations and detailed photographs of operative procedures.

Sexual health encompasses a broad range of interlinked mental, physical and emotional issues, reflecting how well-being, illness or a particular problem can influence a woman's sexuality and affect not only her but also her family, relationships, work and her own hopes and fears. Th second edition of this successful book draws on a wealth of research and contributors' professional experience to provide a fully up-to-date and comprehensive textbook of women's sexual health. Women's Sexual Health is a comprehensive reference and text book that holistically covers the full range of women's health issues from the young adolescent woman through to the post menopausal woman. This book gives a holistic and balanced view of women's sexual well-being and of the inseparability of physical and mental health. Section 1: WOMEN TODAY sensitively explores sexuality and personal issues from women at different stages throughout their lives, and how these areas may be influenced by culture, ethnicity, the environment, sexual orientation and lifestyle. Section 2: FERTILITY covers childbearing issues including sexuality during pregnancy, contraception, unplanned pregnancy and the management of subfertility. Section 3: WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES, concentrates on specific women's health problems, and addresses breast screening and cervical screening. This section also includes chapters on the menopause, PMS, sexual health, continence issues, gynaecological problems and the care and practical treatment women need when ill or requiring surgery.

This book is the first text devoted to the interrelationship between science and clinical practice in gynecology and obstetrics. The subject, vital to a foundation in clinical practice, is covered extensively in this volume. The book is divided into three sections: Basic Principles, Gynecology, and Obstetrics. The first section covers all topics relevant to the specialty; chapters in the other two sections discuss a range of issues, from normal life changes to the physiologic changes associated with abnormal conditions. Also featured are several diagrams, boxed material, key points for review, and a question and answer section

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This contemporary account of male fertility provides a much needed bridge between those seeking to understand the subject from an evolutionary and biological perspective and those with clinical responsibility for the investigation and treatment of infertility. Accordingly, the first half of the book deals with the evolutionary aspects of male reproduction and sperm competition, sperm production and delivery in man and other animals, spermatogenesis and epididymal function, sperm transport in the female tract and the apparent decline in human sperm count. The second part of the book puts greater emphasis on clinical problems and opens with a discussion of intracytoplasmic sperm injection, its value and limitations. This is followed by a review of modern developments in the genetics of male fertility and proceeds to a further chapter on the role of surgical procedures used in the treatment. Semen analysis is critically reviewed and the molecular techniques now being used in preimplantation diagnosis and in the study of mitochondrial inheritance are fully described.Taken together these chapters, written by an international team of authors, illustrate the breadth of vision needed to tackle the problem of male fertility.

This concise handbook provides the essential information that physicians and nurse practitioners need on the epidemiology, microbiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases in women.Chapters cover all the common sexually transmitted diseases and the vulvovaginal conditions that may co-exist with these infections.The book gives clinicians the necessary background information to educate patients on how these diseases are transmitted and acquired, what treatment options are available, what to expect from treatment, and how to prevent reinfection