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More than just a Board review for USMLE Steps 2 and 3, Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. This popular Blueprints book has been refined and updated while keeping the concise, organized style and clinical high-yield content of previous editions. Features include USMLE-style questions and answers with full explanations; Key Points in every section; and a color-enhanced design that increases the usefulness of figures and tables. This edition's completely revised art program includes many additional illustrations. Each chapter in this edition ends with evidence-based references (journals) for students to do additional reading/research.

PART ONE: Obstetrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

1 Pregnancy and Prenatal Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .1

2 Early Pregnancy Complications . . . . . . . . .. . . .13

3 Prenatal Screening,Diagnosis, and Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

4 Normal Labor and Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

5 Antepartum Hemorrhage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

6 Complications of Labor and Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

7 Fetal Complications of Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .84

8 Hypertension and Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

9 Diabetes in Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .105

10 Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

11 Other Medical Complications of Pregnancy . . . . . . . . .121

12 Postpartum Care and Complications . . . . . . .. . . . .134

PART TWO: Gynecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

13 Benign Disorders of the Lower Genital Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

14 Benign Disorders of the Upper Genital Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

15 Endometriosis and Adenomyosis . . . . . . . . . .. . .165

16 Infections of the Lower Female Reproductive Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

17 Upper Female Reproductive Tract and Systemic Infections . . . . . . . . . . .186

18 Pelvic Relaxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

19 Urinary Incontinence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

20 Puberty, the Menstrual Cycle, and Menopause . . . . . . .212

21 Amenorrhea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

22 Abnormalities of the Menstrual Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

23 Hirsutism and Virilism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

24 Contraception and Sterilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

25 Elective Termination of Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

26 Infertility and Assisted Reproduction . . . . . . . . .. . . . .275

27 Neoplastic Disease of the Vulva and Vagina . . . . . . . . .289

28 Cervical Neoplasia and Cervical Cancer . . . . . . . . . .296

29 Endometrial Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .308

30 Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Tumors . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .313

31 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

32 Benign Breast Disease and Breast Cancer . . . . . . . . . .334

Questions . . . . . .348

Answers . . . . . . . .360

Index . . . . . . . . . .373