Ultrasound in Reproductive Healthcare Practice

Mary Pillai, Paula Briggs, Julie-Michelle Bridson

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9781316609736
• eBook ISBN:
  9781108515870
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Gynecology, Obstetrics & Midwifery

Challenge your knowledge of ultrasound to address sexual health abnormalities and early pregnancy issues, alongside identifying, classifying and managing a wide range of gynaecological conditions, with this essential manual. Authored by experts in reproductive health, this bespoke guide delivers practitioners of all levels with a broad scope of sexual and reproductive disorders, as captured by ultrasound. Presenting operational issues and suggested training, this textbook ensures high-quality care in gynaecology, sexual and reproductive health and pregnancy advisory services. For use in a traditional hospital setting through to more remote locations, this guide provides an invaluable toolkit for trainees, sonographers, nurses and clinicians worldwide. Offering clear clinical ultrasound images and extensive case studies with a focus on pregnancy advisory services, this adaptable textbook provides reliable support for those who are in contact with common, rare and understudied reproductive conditions, wishing to achieve successful diagnosis and optimal imaging first time.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Table of contents
• List of contributors
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• 1 A Short History of Ultrasound in Gynaecology
• 2 Use of the Ultrasound System
• 3 Communication Skills in Ultrasound Assessment
• 4 Ultrasound of Pelvic Anatomy Scanning Techniques and ‘Normal’ Findings
• 5 Contrast Sonohysterography
• 6 Ultrasound of Abnormal Pelvic Anatomy: Benign Pathology
• 7 Pregnancy Ultrasound for SRH Work
• 8 Ultrasound Assessment of a Potential Ectopic Pregnancy
• 9 Ultrasound Imaging of Progestogen-Only Subdermal Contraceptive Implants
• 10 Ultrasound Imaging in Relation to Intrauterine Contraception
• 11 The Role of Ultrasound Scanning in the Investigation and Management of Subfertility
• 12 Polycystic Ovaries, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Role of Ultrasound in Relation to This Condition
• 13 Ultrasound Imaging of Women with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB)
• 14 The Use of Ultrasound in the Perimenopausal Patient
• 15 Recognition of Possible Gynaecological Cancer
• 16 Quality in SRH Ultrasound Service Provision
• 17 Annotation, Archiving, Reporting and Audit
• Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms
• Index