Contents Front cover; Front matter; Copyright; Dedication; Preface to the 16th edition; Preface to the 10th edition; Table of contents; 1 Anatomy; The vulva; Labia majora; Bartholin's gland; Labia minora; The vagina; Relations of vagina; Anterior relation; Posterior relations; Lateral relations; Superior relations; The uterus; Perimetrium; Myometrium; Endometrium; Position of the uterus; The uterine appendages; Fallopian tubes; The ovaries; The urethra; Relations; The bladder; Nerve supply; The ureter; The rectum and anal canal; The lymphatics; Breasts; The pelvic musculature; Pelvic diaphragm.
Urogenital diaphragmSuperficial muscles; The pelvic cellular tissue; The pelvic blood vessels; The vaginal arteries; The arteries of the vulva and perineum; The pelvic veins; The lymphatic system; The lymphatic glands or nodes; The inguinal glands; The glands of the parametrium; External iliac glands; Common iliac glands; The sacral group; The lumbar group of glands; The nerve supply; Applied anatomy and its clinical significance; Self-assessment; Suggested reading; 2 Normal histology; The ovary of the newborn; The primordial follicle; The graafian follicle (figure 2.2).
The fate of the graafian follicleOvulation; Corpus luteum (figure 2.7a and b); Menstruation; Corpus luteum of pregnancy; The endometrium of the uterus; The proliferative phase; The secretory phase; The menstruating endometrium; Regeneration; Endometrium; The decidua of pregnancy; Ectopic decidual cells; Vaginal epithelium; Ovarian function; Pregnancy; Menopausal endometrium; Cervical mucus; Process of fertilization; Testis; Self-assessment; Suggested reading; 3 Physiology; Hypothalamus; Pituitary gland (adenohypophysis); Follicle-stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone.
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg)Prolactin; Posterior pituitary gland (neurohypophysis); Oxytocin; Vasopressin; Ovarian steroidogenesis; Oestrogen; Actions of oestrogens (figure 3.4); Progesterone; Actions of progesterones; Side effects; Relaxin; Inhibin; Activin; Anti-m