Advanced Health Assessment of Women: Skills, Procedures, and Management
Author:R. Mimi Secor, Aimee Holland
Edition:5th Edition
Advanced womenβs health assessment is explored through clinical skills, diagnostic reasoning, and evidence-based management across reproductive, gynecologic, breast, urinary, sexual, mental health, and lifespan-related concerns. It covers health history, physical examination, pregnancy assessment, contraception, infertility, menopause, pelvic pain, infections, trauma-informed care, and in-office procedures, while emphasizing comprehensive, inclusive, and patient-centered care for diverse womenβs health populations.

Chapters
- Chapter 1: Anatomy and Physiology of the Urinary and Reproductive Systemsβ
- Chapter 2: The Reproductive Cycleβ
- Chapter 3: The Health Historyβ
- Chapter 4: Telehealth in Women's Health Settingsβ
- Chapter 5: The Physical Examinationβ
- Chapter 6: Vaginal Microscopy and Vaginal Infectionsβ
- Chapter 7: Sexually Transmitted Infectionsβ
- Chapter 8: Assessment of the Skin/Aestheticsβ
- Chapter 9: Assessment of the Female Breastβ
- Chapter 10: Breast Imagingβ
- Chapter 11: Mental Health Screening: Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorders, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Suicide, and Dementiaβ
- Chapter 12: Preconception Careβ
- Chapter 13: Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapiesβ
- Chapter 14: Assessment of the Pregnant Womanβ
- Chapter 15: Adolescent Healthβ
- Chapter 16: Lactation Assessment and Managementβ
- Chapter 17: Assessment and Clinical Evaluation of Obesity in Womenβ
- Chapter 18: Lesbian Healthβ
- Chapter 19: Transgender Healthcareβ
- Chapter 20: Women Veteransβ
- Chapter 21: Male Sexual and Reproductive Healthβ
- Chapter 22: Assessment of Menopausal Statusβ
- Chapter 23: Osteoporosis and Evaluation of Fracture Riskβ
- Chapter 24: Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause and Vulvovaginal Atrophyβ
- Chapter 25: Assessment of Pelvic Painβ
- Chapter 26: Assessment of Vulvar Pain and Vulvodyniaβ
- Chapter 27: Polycystic Ovarian Syndromeβ
- Chapter 28: Abnormal Uterine Bleedingβ
- Chapter 29: Amenorrheaβ
- Chapter 30: Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorderβ
- Chapter 31: Pelvic Organ Prolapseβ
- Chapter 32: Urinary Incontinenceβ
- Chapter 33: Sexual Health and Related Problemsβ
- Chapter 34: The Sexual Assault Victimβ
- Chapter 35: Intimate Partner Violenceβ
- Chapter 36: Assessment and Response to Human Traffickingβ
- Chapter 37: Initial Evaluation of Infertilityβ
- Chapter 38: Methods to Detect Ovulationβ
- Chapter 39: Intrauterine Inseminationβ
- Chapter 40: The Contraceptive Consultβ
- Chapter 41: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Useβ
- Chapter 42: Cervical Cap and the One-Size Diaphragmβ
- Chapter 43: Intrauterine Contraceptionβ
- Chapter 44: Contraceptive Implantsβ
- Chapter 45: Cervical Cancer Screening and Colposcopyβ
- Chapter 46: Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancerβ
- Chapter 47: Urinalysis and Urinary Tract Infectionsβ
- Chapter 48: Vulvar Biopsyβ
- Chapter 49: Endometrial Biopsyβ
- Chapter 50: Acrochordonectomy (Skin Tag Removal)β
- Chapter 51: Cervical Polypectomyβ
- Chapter 52: Drainage of Bartholin's Abscessβ
- Chapter 53: Pessary Insertionβ
- Chapter 54: Pharmacologic Management Summaries in Women's Healthβ
- Chapter 55: In-Office Sonohysteroscopyβ
- Chapter 56: Donor Inseminationβ
- Chapter 57: Simple Cystometrogramβ
- Chapter 58: Pelvic Floor Electrical Stimulationβ
- Chapter 59: Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulationβ
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