Book contents
- The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Videos
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Basic Sciences in Gynaecology
- Chapter 1 Preoperative and Postoperative Care of the Gynaecological Patient
- Chapter 2 Acute Gynaecological Emergencies
- Chapter 3 Imaging in Gynaecological Practice
- Chapter 4 Basic Surgical Skills in Gynaecological Practice
- Chapter 5 Developmental Female Genital Tract Anomalies
- Chapter 5a Vaginal Aplasia: Creatsas Vaginoplasty
- Section 2 Menstrual Disorders
- Section 3 Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- Section 4 Contraception and STIs
- Section 5 Post-Reproductive Care
- Section 6 Vulva and Vagina
- Section 7 Cervix
- Section 8 Uterus
- Section 9 Ovary and Fallopian Tubes
- Section 10 Operative Gynaecology
- Section 11 Public Health Issues in Gynaecology
- Section 12 Miscellaneous
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Chapter 2 - Acute Gynaecological Emergencies
from Section 1 - Basic Sciences in Gynaecology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 November 2021
Book contents
- The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Videos
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Basic Sciences in Gynaecology
- Chapter 1 Preoperative and Postoperative Care of the Gynaecological Patient
- Chapter 2 Acute Gynaecological Emergencies
- Chapter 3 Imaging in Gynaecological Practice
- Chapter 4 Basic Surgical Skills in Gynaecological Practice
- Chapter 5 Developmental Female Genital Tract Anomalies
- Chapter 5a Vaginal Aplasia: Creatsas Vaginoplasty
- Section 2 Menstrual Disorders
- Section 3 Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- Section 4 Contraception and STIs
- Section 5 Post-Reproductive Care
- Section 6 Vulva and Vagina
- Section 7 Cervix
- Section 8 Uterus
- Section 9 Ovary and Fallopian Tubes
- Section 10 Operative Gynaecology
- Section 11 Public Health Issues in Gynaecology
- Section 12 Miscellaneous
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
Acute gynaecological emergencies are conditions of the female reproductive system that threaten the woman’s life, her sexual function or her fertility. Common gynaecological emergencies present as acute abdomen, abnormal vaginal bleeding, or a combination of both.
The main gynaecological emergencies could be divided into early pregnancy problems, gynaecologic causes of severe pelvic pain (acute pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic endometriosis, torsion and rupture of an ovarian neoplasm, torsion or degeneration of a uterine leiomyoma, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome), severe vaginal bleeding, vulvar abscesses, toxic shock syndrome and sexual violence.
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- The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & GynaecologyGynaecology, pp. 6 - 14Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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