Recent Advances Series Edited by John Bonnar Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Trinity College, University of Dublin; Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin; Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland William Dunlop Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK £35.00,  978-1-85315-605-2,  266pp,  Paperback,  September 2005

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Statistics are covered comprehensively.chapters use one line quotes from the large trials and have compact tables of results to provide the information in a more user-friendly format.this is a compact, well written book.

The Royal Society of Medicine Press is delighted to publish the new volume of Recent Advances in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 23, which is part of the successful and well established Recent Advances series.

Published every two years, Recent Advances in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, gives the busy consultant the best and most up to date recommendations on patient care. Focusing on important areas of clinical practice, this book helps consultants and specialist registrars to keep abreast with main developments in obstetrics and gynaecology. The contributors are recognised experts in their particular field and they provide in-depth reviews of their areas with 'key points for clinical practice'.

Contents:
SECTION ONE: Obstetrics
1. Antenatal screening for Down's syndrome
Stephen Ong, Martin Whittle
2. Preterm labour: prediction and treatment
H. Honest, K.S. Khan
3. Preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes
Penny C. McParland, David J. Taylor
4. Dysfunctional labour
Mark Tattersall, Siobhan Quenby
5. Domestic violence: opportunities for effective responses
in maternity services
Loraine Bacchus, Susan Bewley
6. Group B streptococcus in pregnancy
Peter Brocklehurst, Sara Kenyon
7. Place of birth: evidence for best practice
Otto P. Bleker, Leonie A.M. van der Hulst,
Martine Eskes, Gouke J. Bonsel
8. Confidential Enquiries: learning lessons in maternal and
perinatal health
Mary C.M. Macintosh

SECTION TWO: Gynaecology
9. Deciding on the appropriate surgery for stress incontinence
Lucia M. Dolan, Paul Hilton
10. What's new in polycystic ovary syndrome?
Adam H. Balen, Martin R. Glass
11. Update on endometrial ablation
Michael J. Gannon, Peter O'Donovan
12. Total or subtotal hysterectomy - what is the evidence?
Helga Gimbel
13. Pelvic imaging of endometriosis
G. C. Hargaden, Mary Keogan
14. Surgery for advanced endometriosis
Enda McVeigh, Philippe R. Koninckx
15. Emergency contraception: a global overview among
potential users
Deborah N. P. Haggai

SECTION THREE Gynaecological Oncology
16. Diagnosis and management of pre-invasive cervical
glandular neoplasia
Alaa A. El-Ghobashy, C. Simon Herrington
17. Recent advances in the surgical management of
cervical cancer
M. Hannemann, J. Bailey, J. Murdoch
18. Overview of ovarian cancer screening
Adam N. Rosenthal, Ian Jacobs

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