{"id":46,"date":"2020-08-11T18:26:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T18:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/basic_obgyn\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2025-10-20T19:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:12:26","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/basic_obgyn\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge Base"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-900\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/basic_obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/m9-nowthatshowyoudoit2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-900\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/basic_obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/m9-nowthatshowyoudoit2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/basic_obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/m9-nowthatshowyoudoit2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/basic_obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/m9-nowthatshowyoudoit2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/basic_obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/m9-nowthatshowyoudoit2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/basic_obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/m9-nowthatshowyoudoit2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/basic_obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/m9-nowthatshowyoudoit2.png 1226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Hughey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Knowledge Base is a broad survey of women&#8217;s healthcare topics.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this introductory training, it is important for you to develop a working familiarity with the issues you are likely to encounter in your clinical experiences in the hospital, clinics, and outpatient settings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-margin-for-link\"><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69e9b4c834e300076187030' value='69e9b4c834e300076187030'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69e9b4c834e300076187030' value='Show Knowledge Base Topics'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69e9b4c834e300076187030' value='Hide the Topics'><a id='bg-showmore-action-69e9b4c834e300076187030' class='bg-showmore-plg-link  '  style=\" color:#01068a;;\" href='#'>Show Knowledge Base Topics<\/a><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69e9b4c834e300076187030' ><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/1-history\/\">1. History<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/2-examination\/\">2. Examination<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/3-pap-test-and-dna-probes-and-cultures\/\">3. Pap Test and DNA Probes and Cultures<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/7-preventive-care-and-health-maintenance\/\">7. Preventive Care and Health Maintenance<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/8-maternal-fetal-physiology\/\">8. Maternal-Fetal Physiology<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/9-preconception-care\/\">9. Preconception Care<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/10-antepartum-care\/\">10. Antepartum Care<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/11-intrapartum-care\/\">11. Intrapartum Care<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/12-immediate-care-of-the-newborn\/\">12. Immediate Newborn Care<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/13-postpartum-care\/\">13. Postpartum Care<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/14-lactation\/\">14. Lactation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/15-ectopic-pregnancy\/\">15. Ectopic Pregnancy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/16-spontaneous-abortion\/\">16. Spontaneous Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/17-medical-and-surgical-complications-of-pregnancy\/\">17. Medical Complications<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/18-preeclampsia-eclampsia\/\">18. Preeclampsia-Eclampsia<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/20-multifetal-gestation\/\">20. Multifetal Gestation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/22-abnormal-labor\/\">22. Abnormal Labor<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/23-third-trimester-bleeding\/\">23. Third Trimester Bleeding<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/24-preterm-labor\/\">24. Preterm Labor<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/25-premature-rupture-of-membranes\/\">25. Premature ROM<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/26-intrapartum-fetal-surveillance\/\">26. Fetal Surveillance<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/27-postpartum-hemorrhage\/\">27.Postpartum Hemorrhage<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/28-postpartum-infection\/\">28. Postpartum Infection<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/29-anxiety-and-depression\/\">29. Anxiety and Depression<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/30-postterm-pregnancy\/\">30. Postterm Pregnancy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/31-fetal-growth-abnormalities\/\">31. Fetal Growth Abnormalities<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/33-family-planning\/\">33. Family Planning<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/34-pregnancy-termination\/\">34. Pregnancy Termination<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/35-vulvar-and-vaginal-disease\/\">35. Vulvar and Vaginal Disease<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/36-sexually-transmitted-infections-and-urinary-tract-infections\/\">36. STIs and UTIs<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/37-pelvic-floor-disorders\/\">37. Pelvic Floor Disorders<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/38-endometriosis\/\">38. Endometriosis<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/39-chronic-pelvic-pain\/\">39. Chronic Pelvic Pain<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/40-disorders-of-the-breast\/\">40. Disorders of the Breast<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/42-puberty\/\">42. Puberty<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/43-amenorrhea\/\">43. Amenorrhea<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/44-hirsutism-and-virilization\/\">44. Hirsutism and Virilization<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/45-normal-and-abnormal-uterine-bleeding\/\">45. Normal and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/46-dysmenorrhea\/\">46. Dysmenorrhea<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/47-menopause\/\">47. Menopause<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/48-infertility\/\">48. Infertility<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/48-premenstrual-syndrome-pms-and-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-pmdd\/\">49. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/50-gestational-trophoblastic-neoplasia-gtn\/\">50. Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia (GTN)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/51-vulvar-neoplasms\/\">51. Vulvar Neoplasms<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/52-cervical-disease-and-neoplasia\/\">52. Cervical Disease and Neoplasia<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/53-uterine-leiomyoma\/\">53. Uterine Leiomyoma<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/54-endometrial-hyperplasia-and-carcinoma\/\">54. Endometrial Hyperplasia and Carcinoma<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/55-ovarian-neoplasms\/\">55. Ovarian Neoplasms<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/human-sexuality\/\">56. Human Sexuality<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grayhairedobgyn.com\/blog\/overview\/domestic-violence\/\">58. Domestic Violence<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The structure of this broad survey is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/basic_obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/apgo-11th-ed-mso-book.pdf\">APGO Educational Objectives, 11th Edition,<\/a> and is mapped to those objectives. While designed for medical students, the objectives are also appropriate for other professional students at the basic or introductory level of women&#8217;s healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>The video content was drawn from a variety of sources, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCB67eiHQzqqLUBHrDJzYdtQ\">APGO collections on YouTube<\/a>.\u00a0 Some content was drawn from other sources, notably whenever APGO did not have a video to match one of their educational objectives or whenever procedural demonstrations were needed.<\/p>\n<p>I recommend you spend the time necessary to review all of these videos.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an efficient way to learn, so you won&#8217;t be wasting your time.<\/li>\n<li>Watching all the videos at normal speed will take about 20 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Once you have covered all of these videos, feel free to explore the additional videos in the &#8220;Advanced Training&#8221; section, as they will provide more depth to your clinical understanding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bg-margin-for-link\"><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69e9b4c8355c48020769569' value='69e9b4c8355c48020769569'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69e9b4c8355c48020769569' value='Some Words of Advice on Watching These Videos'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69e9b4c8355c48020769569' value='OK, I got it'><a id='bg-showmore-action-69e9b4c8355c48020769569' class='bg-showmore-plg-link  '  style=\" color:#01068a;;\" href='#'>Some Words of Advice on Watching These Videos<\/a><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69e9b4c8355c48020769569' ><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>I encourage you to speed up these videos. Studies have shown that even untrained individuals can handle up to 1.5x speed without any significant loss in comprehension, either short or long-term.<\/li>\n<li>Occasionally, you may need to slow down the videos. That&#8217;s OK too. Or go back and repeat some of the video.<\/li>\n<li>Try to not be put off by the developers&#8217; use of cartoon characters, double-meaning patient names and annoying music in the introductory videos. The producers of the videos were, I believe, trying to keep things light and entertaining. Many video watchers will find these additions distracting and not supportive of the learning. On the other hand, the content is reasonably authoritative, validated and complete. So I&#8217;m willing to overlook some production issues.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Knowledge Base is a broad survey of women&#8217;s healthcare topics. 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