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This interdisciplinary study undertakes a profound exploration of the representation and symbolism surrounding female genitalia, seeking to challenge entrenched patriarchal narratives. By delving into works by Charles Burns, Angela Carter, and Patrick Süskind, the analysis unveils the intricate interplay between female sexuality and the male psyche. Employing the works of feminist theorists such as Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva, Hélène Cixous, Barbara Creed, R.

This patient booklet was written for women undergoing treatment for gynaecological cancer. It aims to provide an understanding of the possible side effects of treatments, with a particular focus on sexual health, intimate relationships, and reproductive wellbeing. The content includes practical advice for managing side effects and information on pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical therapies. The booklet also includes links to external resources, further information and support options. This unique resource, developed with input from women who shared their experiences, will help women navigate the physical and emotional complexities of gynaecological cancer and its treatment.

Bösartige Tumoren der Geschlechtsorgane machen etwa 15 Prozent der malignen Erkrankungen bei Frauen aus. Wer Patientinnen mit jenen betreuen möchte, muss in der gynäkologischen Onkologie bewandert sein. In diesem Kompendium beschreiben erfahrene Kliniker die entsprechenden Krankheiten und geben einen Überblick über die derzeitigen Standards in Diagnostik und Therapie – unter Berücksichtigung der Leitlinien sowie der wissenschaftlichen Literatur.

In the tradition of Silent Spring and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent, “disturbing, empowering, and essential” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) book about the ways in which chemicals in the modern environment are changing—and endangering—human sexuality and fertility on the grandest scale, from renowned epidemiologist Shanna Swan.In 2017, author Shanna Swan and her team of researchers completed a major study. They found that over the past four decades, sperm levels among men in Western countries have dropped by more than 50 percent. They came to this conclusion after examining 185 studies involving close to 45,000 healthy men. The result sent shockwaves around the globe—but the story didn't end there. It turns out our sexual development is changing in broader ways, for both men and women and even other species, and that the modern world is on pace to become an infertile one. How and why could this happen? What is hijacking our fertility and our health? Count Down unpacks these questions, revealing what Swan and other researchers have learned about how both lifestyle and chemical exposures are affecting our fertility, sexual development—potentially including the increase in gender fluidity—and general health as a species. Engagingly explaining the science and repercussions of these worldwide threats and providing simple and practical guidelines for effectively avoiding chemical goods (from water bottles to shaving cream) both as individuals and societies, Count Down is “staggering in its findings” (Erin Brockovich, The Guardian) and “will serve as an awakening” (The New York Times Book Review).

This textbook provides a comprehensive review of all the common and less often encountered pediatric and adolescent gynecology problems in daily practice, both in the ambulatory as well as in the surgical setting. This new edition has been updated to keep it closely aligned to what general gynecologists or family physicians will want to know when dealing with a paediatric or adolescent patient, with accompanying videos.

In the long and passionate debate within psychoanalysis over the theory of female sexuality, which has spanned more than a century and reached no definitive conclusion, a pattern of non-acceptance of ideas, their disappearance and then re-emergence later is a continually repeating one. The Anatomy of the Clitoris shows how this happens, using a comprehensive guide to the literature. The time is right culturally to explore this further usingclinical material as illustration. The central aim of this book is to introduce recent innovative redrawing of female anatomy appearing in the scientific literature to psychoanalysis.

This book systematically reviews and discusses recent studies and articles on the immunology of female genital tract tissue. The scope is broad, encompassing innate immune responses, adaptive (humoral and cell-mediated) immunity, the immunology of menstruation, the immunology of viral and bacterial infections, the immunology of normal and abnormal pregnancy, and immunological infertility. Throughout, tables and illustrations are judiciously used to facilitate understanding. Immunology of the Female Genital Tract will serve as an invaluable source of up-to-date information for all with an interest in this subject.

​Fertility preservation has become one of the most important and fast growing fields of reproductive medicine. Although there are several strategies for fertility preservation in female, most of them are still considered experimental. It is important to perfect the existing technologies, but also developing new strategies should be actively sought. The future development of fertility preservation strategies should be based on the sound scientific knowledge and principles. One of the main objectives of fertility preservation in females is prevention of oocyte depletion. The mechanisms of oocyte loss and survival in the ovary are complex, which include genetic control both in germ cells and in somatic cells, DNA damage and repair mechanism, apoptosis and autophagy, and other poorly understood molecular mechanisms. To develop clinically effective and safe strategies for fertility preservation, it is essential to know and understand the fundamentals of oocyte and ovarian biology at the molecular level. Thus, the purpose of this edition is to review the current progress in research related to molecular and genetic control of oocyte development that can be applied to fertility preservation. The main topics that are discussed in this publication include molecular signaling mechanisms of oocyte activation and loss, genomic integrity of oocytes, and epigenetics.​

Gynäkologische Tumoren sind die am häufigsten zum Tode führenden Krebserkrankungen bei Frauen. Jeder Gynäkologe und Onkologe muss daher in Bezug auf Vorsorge, Diagnostik, Behandlung und Betreuung von Krebspatientinnen kompetent sein. Eine der größten Herausforderungen für Ärzte in der Facharzt-Weiterbildung ist jedoch der Umgang mit krebskranken Patientinnen. Das Buch präsentiert verständlich und praxisnah Erfahrungen anderer Kollegen, Berichte über vergleichbare Fälle und berücksichtigt auch die eigene Bewältigung des Berufsalltags.

This book provides a comprehensive visual review of pathologic disease variations of the five main types of gynecologic cancers: ovarian, endometrial, cervical, vaginal, and vulvar. Through the use of cross-sectional imaging modalities, including computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, and positron emission tomography, it depicts normal anatomy as well as common gynecological tumors. For each type of cancer, aspects such as primary staging, recurrence patterns, and findings from different yet complementary imaging modalities are explored. Atlas of Gynecologic Oncology Imaging presents a coherent perspective of the roles of standard and cutting-edge imaging techniques in gynecologic oncology via a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care. Featuring over 600 images, this book is a valuable resource for diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, and gynecologists.

Der vorliegende Band „Mamma, Weibliches Genitale, Schwangerschaft und Kindererkrankungen“ enthält eine systematische Darstellung der pathologischen Veränderungen der genannten Organe, Organsysteme und Erkrankungsgruppen. Dabei werden alle Erkrankungen, die sich in den verschiedenen, zum Teil miteinander funktionell verbundenen, zum Teil unabhängig voneinander existierenden Organen beobachten lassen, beschrieben. Die Verfasser der verschiedenen Unterkapitel sind renommierte europäische Pathologen aus den verschiedenen Arbeitskreisen, die sich mit den o. g. Themen diagnostisch und wissenschaftlich intensiv beschäftigen. Dabei wird insbesondere auf die modernen Entwicklungen der verschiedenen Teilbereiche eingegangen und die neuen Veränderungen in Terminologie, Klassifikation und molekularen Analysen detailliert dargestellt. Dieses stets unter dem Blickwinkel der diagnostischen Pathologie. Insgesamt ist das Ziel der vorliegenden Kapitel, Grundlage und Informationsquelle für die tägliche diagnostische Arbeit auf hohem Niveau zu sein.

La collection Pass'Santé couvre l'ensemble des enseignements du tronc commun et des 4 filières de la 1re année des études de santé. Les ouvrages « cours + QCM » offrent « à la carte » les enseignements des concours concernés. L'ouvrage traite des items du module Anatomie et histologie de l'appareil reproducteur et du sein. Organogenèse, tératogenèse inscrits au nouveau programme de la première année des études de santé. L'objectif de cet ouvrage est d'apporter les bases indispensables à la compréhension de l'anatomie et de l'histologie de l'appareil reproducteur et du sein ainsi que celles de l'organogenèse et de la tératogenèse. L'ouvrage a été conçu en 11 chapitres dont 10 consacrés aux items du module et le dernier aux exercices. Les chapitres 1, 2 et 3 traitent du concept général de la reproduction sexuée et des étapes du développement intra-utérin ainsi que des structures et fonctions des appareils génitaux. Les six suivants (chapitres 4 à 9) sont dévolus à l'organogenèse et abordent respectivement la mise en place des appareils cardiovasculaire, digestif, respiratoire et réno-urinaire suivis, de la différenciation sexuelle, du développement du système nerveux central et des organes de sens. Les malformations congénitales et les bases de la tératogenèse sont traitées dans le chapitre 10. Le chapitre 11 est dédié à l'autoévaluation et propose une centaine de QCM couvrant l'ensemble des thèmes abordés avec leurs réponses exactes afin de permettre à l'étudiant de s'entraîner en vue des concours.

Cet ouvrage, divisé en deux parties, Gynécologie et Obstétrique, traite l'ensemble des situations gynécologiques et obstétricales sous forme de fiches pratiques. Ces fiches : – suivent un plan systématique : conduite à tenir, surveillance clinique, exploration, stratégies ; – sont étayées de tableaux ou algorithmes de synthèse. Cette deuxième édition offre une mise à jour de toutes les données de la discipline, ainsi que six fiches supplémentaires relatives à de nouveaux thèmes.

Operative hysteroscopy represents an important extension of operative gynaecology. The benefits of this endoscopic technique, however, are balanced by its high demands on the operator. It requires excellent knowledge of safety issues and possible complications. This book acts as guide and resource for the practical acquisition of this technique. This new edition is distinguished by the large number of improved color illustrations and incorporation of the newest scientific findings.

The medieval monster is a slippery construct, and its referents include a range of religious, racial, and corporeal aberrations. In this study, Miller argues that one incarnation of monstrosity in the Middle Ages—the female body—exists in special relation to medieval teratology insofar as it resists the customary marginalization that defined most other monstrous groups in the Middle Ages. Though medieval maps located the monstrous races on the distant margins of the civilized world, the monstrous female body took the form of mother, sister, wife, and daughter. It was, therefore, pervasive, proximate, and necessary on social, sexual, and reproductive grounds. Miller considers several significant texts representing authoritative discourses on female monstrosity in the Middle Ages: the Pseudo-Ovidian poem, De vetula (The Old Woman); a treatise on human generation erroneously attributed to Albert the Great, De secretis mulierum (On the Secrets of Women), and Julian of Norwich's Showings. Through comparative analysis, Miller grapples with the monster's semantic flexibility while simultaneously working towards a composite image of late-medieval female monstrosity whose features are stable enough to define. Whether this body is discursively constructed as an Ovidian body, a medicalized body, or a mystical body, its corporeal boundaries fail to form properly: it is a body out of bounds.