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Medical Writings |21 March 2000

Gynecology for the Primary Care Physician

Michelle Berlin, MD, MPH

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  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Berlin)

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Stovall TG, Ling FW, eds. 434 pages. Philadelphia: Current Medicine; 1999. $79.95. ISBN 1573401269. Order phone 800-427-1796.
Field of medicine: Obstetrics and gynecology.
Format: Hardcover book.
Audience: General internists, family medicine physicians, and nurse practitioners.
Purpose: To provide primary care practitioners with front-line information to manage common gynecologic conditions.
Content: The book's 48 chapters are organized into eight sections: breast, pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, contraception, infertility, gynecologic cancers, urogynecology, and gynecology. The chapters are well organized and logically presented; each contains information on incidence, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Highlights: A concerted attempt has been made to cover conditions that obstetrician/gynecologists believe generalists can diagnose and to define which conditions can be treated by generalists and which require referrals. For example, the chapter on chronic pelvic pain includes useful diagrams and descriptions of common causes, such as endometriosis, adhesions, and vulvodynia. Diagnostic criteria, treatment options, and referral recommendations are provided.
Limitations: Coverage of basic topics is insufficient; for example, introductory material on pelvic anatomy is lacking, and in the chapter on urogynecology, descriptions of procedures would make the information more accessible.
Related reading: Although several other books cover women's health topics overall, they are not directed specifically toward gynecology for the generalist. Books that include sections addressing this topic include Carr and colleagues' The...
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Berlin M. Gynecology for the Primary Care Physician. Ann Intern Med. 2000;132:512. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-132-6-200003210-00026

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2000;132(6):512.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-132-6-200003210-00026

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