Table of Contents

A brief history of gynaecology; genetics; embryology; anatomy; physiology; cytology; bioethics in gynaecology; ultrasound in gynaecology; the use of electronic media for information access to gynaecology; history taking and gynaecological examination; dysmenorrhoea; premenstrual tension; endometriosis and adenomyosis; abnormal uterine bleeding; abortion; ectopic pregnancy; leiomyomata of the uterus; menopause; postmenopausal bleeding; pelvic pain; trauma and sexual assault; domestic violence; normal sexual development, congenital abnormalities of the genital tract and intersex; puberty; female infertility; male infertility; hyperandrogenism; amenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea, galactorrhoea; contraception; paediatric gynaecology; sexual dysfunction; hormonal therapy; infections of the genital tract; pelvic inflammatory disease; antibiotic therapy in gynaecology; gynaecological fistulae; genital prolapse; disorders of the urinary tract; preoperative care; postoperative care; gynaecological operations; endoscopic surgery; gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; diseases of the vulva; diseases of the vagina; benign conditions of the cervix; carcinoma of the cervix; malignancies of the uterine corpus; ovarian tumours; primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube, primary peritoneal carcinoma and tumours of the broad; special treatment in gynaecology.

About the Author

All three editors are from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Stellenbosch: - Hein Odendaal is professor and head of the Department and is primarily interested in research. - Bert Schaetzing is professor and head of the Film & Television Unit; his main interest is in the field medical didactics - Thinus Kruger is professor and head of the Reproductive Biology Unit, which has a large research output. Clinical Gynaecology contains 51 chapters, written by 32 authors - some of whom are from the seven Medical Schools in South Africa and others in private practice.