Combined Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Combined Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynæcology

coniditions. wher-e the newly trained nurse may suddenly be faced with the task of "setting-out" for an operation. To the probationer about to enter the 'bewvildering world' of the theatre, this little volume will prove a useful guide. The elementary duties, a knowledge of which is so essential to the smooth running of the theatre, are explicity and simply set forth. Theatre sisters, and those ...

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Professor of obstetrics and gynaecology

randomised studies of the widely used immunosuppressive regimens for treating sperm antibodies, though a study is now under way. No controlled trials of different methods of in vitro fertilisation have used childbirth as the end point. Thus the first advance must be to organise randomised controlled trials to test widely used treatments. In order to avoid the type II error large cohort sizes wi...

Bromocriptine in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Bromocriptine, the active ingredient of Parlodel is a specific dopamine receptor agonist available for use in clinical practice. It has been successfully used in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia with associated amenorrhea, galactorrhea and infertility; in the inhibition of postpartum lactation; acromegaly and in Parkinson's disease. Its role in obstetrics and gynaecology is strategic since i...

Textbook of Obstetrics

In the preface to the First Edition of Williams' Obstetrics published in 1903 the author wrote these words: "I have attempted to set for-th as briefly as seemed to be consistent with thoroughness, the scientific basis for and the practical application of the obstetric art. . . I have endeavored to present the more practical aspects in such a manner as to be of direct service to the obstetrician...