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A special thank you to Carrie Marcell R.N., our research nurse and University of Louisville coordinator for this project, for her time and effort in putting up with the vagaries of the editors;

Many decisions made before the performance of the gynecologic opera tion can influence the outcome of the procedure, such as choice of abdomi nal incision, preparation of the operative field, and use of prophylactic anticoagulants and antibiotics.

In obstetrics and gynecology, as in other medical disciplines, great satisfaction comes from doing, but a greater satisfaction comes from knowing.

New and updated chapters include: - laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy - vaginal prolapse and bladder suspension - ectopic pregnancy - tubal reconstructive surgery - assisted reproductive technologies - lymphadenectomy and urologic procedures - operative hysteroscopy.

Surgical Diseases in Pregnancy explores the special problems confronted by the gynecologic surgeon treating pregnant patients. surgical disease of the endocrine glands during pregnancy;

New and updated chapters include: - laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy - vaginal prolapse and bladder suspension - ectopic pregnancy - tubal reconstructive surgery - assisted reproductive technologies - lymphadenectomy and urologic procedures - operative hysteroscopy.

The authors of this book have a goal-to describe the management of infertility from the perspective of physiology and anatomy gone awry. Chapters that describe the causes and treatment of habitual abortion and the reproductive performance of previously infertile couples emphasize the hazards that exist between conception and birth.

Comprehensive Management of Menopause is a balanced, authoritative, and state-of-the-art approach to the treatment of all medical issues of the menopausal patient, strongly emphasizing clinical and practical applications for comprehensive care.

" The fear of not having performed a section in my opinion is real, although difficult to prove, and until the public can be educated that cesarean section delivery cannot eradicate fetal death and damage, this fear will remain and will be responsible for some unnecessary cesarean sections.

The pregnant host is at risk for any of the viral diseases her nonpregnant counterpart acquires. Additionally, pregnancy heightens our concerns regarding specific viral diseases be cause of their potential for enhanced adverse effects on both maternal and fetal well-being.

Toward this end, the reader will find herein chapters dealing with estrogen metabolism in the postmenopausal female, end-organ response to estrogen deprivation, and bone metabolism and osteoporosis.

Polycystic ovarian disease, or polyfollicular ovarian disease, as Dr. Fut terweit prefers to call it, is a disease of uncertain etiology and for which numerous modes of therapy have been advanced.

Comprehensive Management of Menopause is a balanced, authoritative, and state-of-the-art approach to the treatment of all medical issues of the menopausal patient, strongly emphasizing clinical and practical applications for comprehensive care.