Home / Textbook / FCPS Part 1 Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paper 2 / Paper 2: Physiology and biochemistry: Reproduction, pregnancy and labourPaper 2: Physiology and biochemistry: Reproduction, pregnancy and labour 9 chapters of FCPS Part 1 Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paper 2, in CPSP syllabus order. Each chapter covers what past papers keep asking and ends with questions from our bank.
Hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis Gonadotrophins and the hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian axis Menstrual cycle Menstrual cycle: ovarian and endometrial phases; ovulation Puberty and menopause Puberty, precocious and delayed puberty, menarche and menopause Sex steroid hormones Oestrogen, progesterone and androgens: actions; male reproduction and spermatogenesis Fertilisation and implantation Fertilisation, implantation and placental hormones (hCG, hPL) Maternal changes in pregnancy Maternal adaptation to pregnancy: cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, haematological and metabolic Fetal circulation Fetal circulation, fetal haemoglobin and oxygen transfer across the placenta Physiology of labour Parturition: onset and mechanism of labour, oxytocin and prostaglandins Lactation physiology Lactation: prolactin, oxytocin, milk ejection reflex and lactational amenorrhoea All FCPS Part 1 Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paper 2 chapters · Whole textbook
