Berek & Novak's Gynecology (Novak's Textbook Gynecology)
Doody's Book Review Service, Andrea R. Hagemann, MD, Washington University School of Medicine --  "This edition continues to uphold the goals of Emil Novak's original 1941 publication: to provide a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the expanding field of gynecology, serving as a gold-standard reference for private practitioners as well as an excellent teaching tool for those in training...The book covers the entire spectrum of women's healthcare, tidily yet comprehensively, organized into eight sections. This edition's structure represents an improvement over the 13th edition, appropriately mirroring the expansion of the field and its subspecialties over the past few years.   "Specifically, a separate section now covers urogynecology and three separate chapters now cover lower urinary tract disorders, pelvic organ prolapse, and anorectal dysfunction, topics previously compressed into one chapter. The family planning chapter now includes newer contraceptive options such as vaginal rings, subcutaneous depomedroxyprogesterone acetate, the Implanon subdermal implant, and Essure sterilization. The addition of a complementary therapy chapter is unique, and will serve as an important reference as more and more patients make use of alternatives to mainstream healthcare...  "The addition of multicolored figures and tables...will facilitate quicker access during a busy clinic...[and can] serve as a teaching tool on the hospital floor. This will allow the book to continue to be of use for an increasingly Internet-savvy generation of physicians, while other books without these features may fall out of use.  "In comparing this book to Stenchever's Comprehensive Gynecology, 4th edition (Mosby, 2001), which has been touted by some as the "Bible" of gynecology for residents, Berek and Novak's seems to appeal to a wider range of training levels and offers a wider range of references...as well as broader and more numerous author contributions. The 14th edition is structurally sound, comprehensive, and accessible."-Doody's Book Review Service (Weighted Numerical Score: 95, 4 Stars)