Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine

Giovanni Maciocia is one of the most highly-regarded and respected authors and lecturers in the West. He is Visiting Associate Professor at the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has many years of experience in teaching and practice. Giovanni trained initially in the UK and then in China, learned Chinese to be able to study from original Chinese texts, and was one of the first practitioners and authors to introduce Chinese medicine in a clear and accessible way to a Western student audience. Giovanni Maciocia has written other best-selling books under the Elsevier Churchill Livingstone imprint - The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, 2e (ISBN 978-0443074905), Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide, 1e (ISBN 9780443064487), The Channels of Acupuncture: Clinical Use of the Secondary Channels and Eight Extraordinary Vessels, 1e (ISBN 9780443074912), The Psyche in Chinese Medicine: Treatment of Emotional and Mental Disharmonies with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, 1e (ISBN 9780702029882), and Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine, 2e (ISBN 9780443104220).

SECTION 1 PHYSIOLOGY and PATHOLOGY: History of Gynecology in Chinese Medicine. Women's Physiology. Women's Pathology SECTION 2 AETIOLOGY and DIAGNOSIS: Aetiology. Diagnosis SECTION 3 METHODS of TREATMENT: Principles and Methods of Treatment. Treatment of the Extraordinary Vessels SECTION 4 MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITIES: Early Periods. Late Periods. Irregular Periods. Heavy Periods. Scanty Periods. Long Periods. Painful Periods. Bleeding Between Periods. No Periods. Flooding and Trickling. Pre-Menstrual Syndrome SECTION 5 PROBLEMS at PERIOD TIME: Pre-Menstrual Breast Distension. Headaches. Oedema at Period Time. Diarrhoea. Body Aches. Fever at Period Time. Epistaxis or Haemoptysis. Mouth Ulcers. Skin Eruptions. Dizziness at Period Time SECTION 6 DISEASES of PREGNANCY: Morning Sickness. Abdominal Pain During Pregnancy. Threatened Miscarriage. Fetus Not Growing. Oedema in Pregnancy. Anxiety. Dizziness in Pregnancy. Convulsions in Pregnancy. Feeling of Suffocation. Aphonia. Cough. Painful-Urination Syndrome. Retention of Urine. Constipation During Pregnancy. Habitual Miscarriage. Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment in Midwifery SECTION 7 DISEASES AFTER CHILDBIRTH: Post-Natal Depression. Abdominal Pain After Childbirth. Persistent Lochial Discharge (Retention of Lochia). Urinary Difficulty. Sweating. Constipation and Haemorrhoids After Childbirth. Fever After Childbirth. Joint Pain. Breast Milk Not Flowing (Including Acute Mastitis). Spontaneous Flow of Milk. Collapse. Convulsions After Childbirth SECTION 8 MISCELLANEOUS DISEASES: Infertility. Menopausal Syndrome. Breast Lumps. Abdominal Masses: Ovarian Cysts, Polycystic Ovary Disease, Cervical Dysplasia. Excessive Vaginal Discharge. Vaginal Itching: Trichomonas and Candida Infecions, Genital Eczema. Prolapse of the Uterus. Vulval Sores APPENDIX 1: Prescriptions APPENDIX II: Patent Remedies Glossary of Chinese Terms Bibliography