Our course content is comprehensive and is based on the RCOG syllabus.
We urge you to be active in your learning, seeking the knowledge you need from most appropriate sources, rather than passively reading books from cover to cover. You need to decide what you need to learn (i.e. set objectives), decide where you will learn it from (select sources), and then learn. The detailed syllabus below provides you with list of topics you are expected to learn for your exam. We have aimed to cover almost all the items on this list in our course. We encourage you to use this list to structure your revision (whether you come to our course or not!).
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TOG = The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (The RCOG journal for trainees & members)
Syllabus Item
Gynaecology
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
See also "The current understanding of polycystic ovary syndrome" TOG 2004: Volume: 6 | Issue: 2 Page(s): 66-74
Menorrhagia
See also "The management of menstrual disorders in early reproductive life" TOG 2003;5:13641.
Dysmenorrhia
See "Dysmenorrhoea" TOG 2000;3:137
Non-menstrual bleeding
See "Nonmenstrual bleeding in women under 40 years of age" TOG 2004; Volume: 6 | Issue: 3 ; Page(s): 153-158
Assisted reproduction
See also "Complications of assisted reproduction" TOG 2002;4:124129
Therapeutic abortion
See also "Failed medical and surgical termination of pregnancy" TOG 2002; 4:2224
Ectopic pregnancy
See also "Nonsurgical diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy" TOG 2003;5:2933.
Urinary incontinence
See "Management of urge urinary incontinence" TOG 2002;4:135139 & "The management of voiding difficulty after incontinence surgery" TOG 2003;5:6671.
See also “Duloxetine: the long awaited drug treatment for stress urinary incontinence”TOG 2005 Volume: 7 | Issue: 2, Page(s): 117-119
Genitourinary prolapse
See also “Post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse” TOG 2005 Volume: 7 | Issue: 2, Page(s): 89-97
Cervical smear and Colposcopy
See "Cervical screening" TOG 2004: Volume: 6 | Issue 2 ; Page(s): 93-97
See also "The value of human papillomavirus testing" TOG 2003;5:1013.
See "Cervical glandular neoplasia" TOG 2000;2 (1):43-5
Vulval diseases
See "Ulcers and erosion of the vulva" TOG 2000;3:32-5
Ovarian cyst
For post-menopausal women, see RCOG Green-top guideline
For pre-menopausal women, see TOG 2004; Volume: 6 | Issue: 1; Page(s): 12-15;
See also "Accidents to ovarian cysts" TOG 2002;4:105
Fibroids
See “Alternatives to hysterectomy for treatment of uterine fibroids” TOG 2004; Volume: 6 | Issue: 4, Page(s): 215-221
Ovarian cancer
See "The value of surgery in ovarian cancer" TOG 2000;2 (3):58 & "Non-epithelial ovarian cancers" TOG 2000;2 (2):37-9
Uterine cancer
See "Management of endometrial cancer" TOG 2003; 5:7983.
Vulval cancer | View Sample
See also: "The management of vulval cancer and related conditions" TOG 1999;1 (2):712 and “The current management of cervical cancer” TOG 2004, Volume: 6 | Issue: 4, Page(s): 196-202
Pelvic inflammatory disease | View Sample
Candidiasis
See "Management of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis" TOG 2000;3:184-8
Gynaecological operations
1. Theatre
2. Patient information leaflets.
3. Speak to theatre Sister about basic instruments (e.g. laparoscope).
See also "Immediate postoperative complications following gynaecological surgery" TOG 2002;4:2935 & "Suture choice in general gynaecology surgery" TOG 2000;3:12731
Hormone replacement therapy
Congenital abnormalities of the female tract
Hydatidiform mole | View Sample
Sexually transmitted diseases
See if you can attend a GUM clinic. Patient information leaflets are excellent!
Tropical venereal infections
Family Planning
See if you can attend a Family Planning Clinic.
Patient information leaflets/ BNF!
Combined oral contraceptive
Intrauterine contraceptive devices
See "Intrauterine devices update on clinical performance" TOG 2002;4:3743
Sterilisation
RCOG Evidence Based guideline
Post coital contraception | View Sample
Counselling
Family planning clinic
Obstetrics
Perinatal mortality
See also: "The lessons of CESDI" TOG 1999;1 (2):1317
Preconception clinics
Attend one.
Antenatal care
NICE guideline (lengthy document just focus on the recommendations)
Prenatal screening | View Sample
Diagnosis of congenital abnormalities
Pre-existing hypertension
Pre-existing diabetes
See "Diabetes in pregnancy" TOG 2003;5:1438.
Gestational diabetes
See "Diabetes in pregnancy" TOG 2003;5:1438.
Connective tissue disorder | View Sample
Heart disease | View Sample
Other medical conditions in pregnancy
See "Chronic renal disease in pregnancy" TOG 1999;1 (2):2932"
Rhesus disease | View Sample
See also "Human parvovirus B19 infection and pregnancy" TOG 2003;5:49.
See also: Group B streptococcal disease: screening and treatment in pregnancy. TOG2005 Volume: 7 | Issue: 1, Page(s): 34-39
Abdominal pain in pregnancy
Twins/Triplets
See "Multiple pregnancy" TOG 2000;2 (4):410
Breech
See "Management of breech deliveries" TOG 2002; 4:8791
Hyperemesis gravidarum
See "Hyperemesis gravidarum" TOG 2003; Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 Page(s): 204-207
Oligohydramnios/polyhydramnios
Preterm rupture of membranes
Post-dates
See "Prolonged pregnancy" TOG 2000;2 (1):39-41
Forceps and Vacuum extraction
Episiotomy and tears
RCOG Green-top guideline;
See also "Management of obstetric anal sphincter injury" TOG 2003;5:728.
Caesarean section | View Sample
Deep vein thrombosis and PE
Drugs in pregnancy
See "Substance abuse in pregnancy: the team approach to antenatal care" TOG 2000;2 (1):11-16
Violence in pregnancy
See "Domestic violence and pregnancy" TOG 2000;3:56-9
Neonatal paediatrics
You MUST spend a day with a neonatal SHO/SpR.
Examination of the newborn
Routine care of the newborn
Chromosomal abnormalities
Other congenital abnormalities
Others
Clinical risk management
See "Risk management on the delivery suite"TOG 2002; 4:458 & "What to do when things go wrong" TOG 2000;3:20-3
Audit
See "Making audit work" Laurence Wood. TOG 2002; 4:2258
Miscellaneous
BMJ Reviews:
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