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Hacker & Moore's Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • 6th Edition - October 25, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Neville F. Hacker, Joseph C. Gambone, Calvin J. Hobel
  • Language: English

Hacker & Moore's Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology, by Drs. Neville F. Hacker, Joseph C. Gambone, and Calvin J. Hobel, is the #1 choice of ob/gyn residents and medical st… Read more

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Hacker & Moore's Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology, by Drs. Neville F. Hacker, Joseph C. Gambone, and Calvin J. Hobel, is the #1 choice of ob/gyn residents and medical students because of its concise focus, comprehensive coverage, and easy-to-use format. This new edition features updated clinical cases and assessments, new Clinical Key boxes, and thoroughly revised text and images that reflect today’s best knowledge on the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of a wide range of ob/gyn disorders.

Key features

  • Concise, comprehensive content is well organized, highly accessible, and relevant to today’s practice.

  • High-quality, full-color design

    •  for maximum readability.

  • Online access to updated clinical cases, self-assessment tools, an obstetric statistics resource, and a glossary of common terms.

Readership

3rd and 4th year medical students – Clerkships
Residents

Table of contents

PART 1

Introduction

1

A Life-Course Perspective for Women’s

Health Care

2

Clinical Approach to the Patient

3

Female Reproductive Anatomy and

Embryology

4

Female Reproductive Physiology

PART 2

Obstetrics

5

Endocrinology of Pregnancy and

Parturition

6

Maternal Physiologic and Immunologic

Adaptation to Pregnancy

7

Antepartum Care

8

Normal Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum

Care

9

Fetal Surveillance during Labor

10

Obstetric Hemorrhage

11

Uterine Contractility and Dystocia

12

Obstetric Complications

13

Multifetal Gestation and

Malpresentation

14

Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

15

Rhesus Alloimmunization

16

Common Medical and Surgical Conditions

Complicating Pregnancy

17

Obstetric Procedures

PART 3

Gynecology

18

Benign Conditions and Congenital

Anomalies of the Vulva and Vagina

19

Benign Conditions and Congenital

Anomalies of the Uterine Corpus and

Cervix

20

Benign Conditions and Congenital

Anomalies of the Ovaries and Fallopian

Tubes

21

Pelvic Pain

22

Infectious Diseases of the Female

Reproductive and Urinary Tract

23

Pelvic Floor Disorders

24

Ectopic Pregnancy

25

Endometriosis and Adenomyosis

26

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

27

Family Planning

28

Sexuality and Female Sexual

Dysfunction

29

Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Sexual

Assault, and Rape

30

Breast Disease

31

Gynecologic Procedures

PART 4

Reproductive Endocrinology

and Infertility

32

Puberty and Disorders of Pubertal

Development

33

Amenorrhea, Oligomenorrhea, and

Hyperandrogenic Disorders

34

Infertility and Assisted Reproductive

Technologies

35

Menopause and Perimenopause

36

Menstrual Cycle–Influenced Disorders

PART 5

Gynecologic Oncology

37

Principles of Cancer Therapy

38

Cervical Dysplasia and Cancer

39

Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal

Cancer

40

Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer

41

Uterine Corpus Cancer

42

Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases

Review quotes

"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!

Product details

  • Edition: 6
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 10, 2015
  • Language: English

About the authors

NH

Neville F. Hacker

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Gynaecologic Oncology, Conjoint, University of New South Wales; Director, Gynecologic Cancer Center, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia

JG

Joseph C. Gambone

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology,David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Attending Physician, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Private Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology Practice, Durango, Colorado

CH

Calvin J. Hobel

Affiliations and expertise
Miriam Jacobs Chair in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California