Novak's Gynecology
Foreword to the Twelfth Edition
In 1940, Emil Novak published the first edition of what has been known as “Novak's Textbook.” Dr. Novak was a mentor and exemplar to so many of those of us who studied gynecology and gynecologic pathology. He clearly saw the importance of this study and this field of medicine, and he provided each of us who have followed in his footsteps with a wonderful example. To us, Emil Novak was the ultimate doctor, a man who saw the study of medicine as a way to provide aid to those who suffered illness. We are indebted to him for having begun this work, taught so many who have worked in this specialty, and provided the means by which his textbook could carry on his work.
It is a pleasure and a privilege to have been asked to pen this foreword, as it has been my pleasure and privilege to have worked on this textbook and to have as colleagues in this endeavor so many superb physicians. Dr. Novak would endorse and be thankful that the text is being updated for your use. He knew, as we do, that the pursuit of academic medicine is imperative to the development of medicine in general and our field in particular. In order to provide you with the same superb resource that Emil Novak began 55 years ago, Novak's Textbook of Gynecology must be updated, and a new generation of men and women must accept his challenge.
Medicine as a profession has changed and will continue to change, but the basic message that Emil Novak presented in the first textbook is the same: doctors must be concerned with the welfare of patients, and in order to accomplish this task, they must have access to the latest and best information and training. Jonathan Berek and his colleagues are well schooled in the legacy of Emil Novak and all of those who have worked on this book. It is with confidence in the quality of their work that I endorse this 12th edition of Novak's Gynecology.
J. Donald Woodruff, MD
Richard W. TeLinde Professor Emeritus
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Dr. J. Donald Woodruff passed away in 1996. He was a particularly gifted teacher and clinician who helped guide the development of our specialty. I feel it is important to retain the thoughtful comments he contributed to our twelfth edition for this edition of Novak's Gynecology.
Jonathan S. Berek
Description:
Recommended in the Brandon/Hill selected list of print books and journals for the small medical library - April 2003
Maintaining the highly successful style of the previous edition, this comprehensive and general gynaecological textbook provides guidance for the management of specific gynaecological conditions.
Organised into six sections, the first two sections cover principles of practice and initial assessment, and the relevant basic science.
The third section is on preventive and primary care for women, and the remaining three sections are directed at methods of diagnosis and management in reproductive endocrinology, oncology, and general gynecology.
New to this edition is the expansion of the sexually transmitted disease chapters. The book also includes an appendix of reference values.
Contents:
Section. I Principles of Practice
1 Initial Assessment and Communication
2 Principles of Patient Care
3 Quality Assessment and Improvement
4 Epidemiology for the Gynecologist
Section. II Basic Science
5 Anatomy and Embryology
6 Molecular Biology and Genetics
7 Reproductive Physiology
Section. III Preventive and Primary Care
8 Preventive Health Care and Screening
9 Primary Medical Care
10 Family Planning
11 Sexuality, Sexual Dysfunction, and Sexual Assault
12 Common Psychiatric Problems
Section. IV General Gynecology
13 Benign Diseases of the Female Reproductive Tract: Symptoms and Signs
14 Pelvic Pain and Dysmenorrhea
15 Genitourinary Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
16 Intraepithelial Disease of the Cervix, Vagina, and Vulva
17 Early Pregnancy Loss and Ectopic Pregnancy
18 Benign Breast Disease
19 Preoperative Evaluation and Postoperative Management
20 Incontinence, Proplapse, and Disorders of the Pelvic Floor
21 Gynecologic Endoscopy
22 Hysterectomy
Section. V Reproductive Endocrinology
23 Puberty
24 Amenorrhea
25 Endocrine Disorders
26 Endometriosis
27 Infertility
28 Recurrent Spontaneous Early Pregnancy Loss
29 Menopause
Section. VI Gynecologic Oncology
30 Uterine Cancer
31 Cervical and Vaginal Cancer
32 Ovarian Cancer
33 Vulvar Cancer
34 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
35 Breast Cancer
Appendix
Index
