Gynaecology by Ten Teachers: by Ten Teachers

by Helen Bickerstaff, Louise C. Kenny

First published in 1919 as 'Diseases of Women', Gynaecology by Ten Teachers is well established as a concise, yet comprehensive, guide. The twentieth edition has been thoroughly updated by a new team of 'teachers', integrating clinical material with the latest scientific developments that underpin patient care. Each chapter is highly structured, with learning objectives, definitions, aetiology, clinical features, investigations, treatments, case histories and key point summaries and additional reading where appropriate. New themes for this edition include 'professionalism' and 'global health' and information specific to both areas is threaded throughout the text.

Genres: Medicine

272 pages, Paperback

Published August 7, 2017

Reviews

[Sarvenaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

really good general knowledge and honestly i would even read some chapters before studying from my actual lectures (and that made obgyn more bearable)
21th edition

[Muntaha Farooqi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a recommended book in most MBBS programs in my country. It contains accurate facts but it is written in a way that it is very difficult to understand and retain information. Information on one topic is scattered in multiple places in the book, the book often rambles or hyperfocuses on unimportant details and it's very difficult to memorise information from this book in a way that actually helps you develop a good working knowledge of the subject when you do not have an already established strong base. What I mean is, this book reads like it assumes you already know the basics and this is just a refresher from an old teacher who just can't be bothered to be direct, precise and engaging and instead drones on and on, achieving little except putting their student to sleep. It's a short read but that, along with a couple of good tables and bullet points, is about all the good I could find in it.
I respectfully request the authors to improve the writing style of this book and its companion obstetrics book which suffers from the same problems. I am certain you can improve it, since Ten Teachers' older editions were written much more simply and in a straight forward and less rambling manner. Ten Teachers has a long legacy and is still a highly respected and recommended book today. It would be a shame to see its quality degrade over time.

[Maviks]

Its interesting