Classification-Schedules

Classification 2024 Winter Edition

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Gynecology

Schedule Contents

Reference Works. General Works Anatomy. Diseases. Injuries Uterus General Works Uterine Diseases Cervix Uteri. Cervix Diseases Physiology Fertility. Infertility Menopause. Sexual Dysfunction Contraception Therapy Breast (General) Breast Diseases. Neoplasms Therapy. Surgery

Classify works on pediatric female genitalia and genital diseases in WS 320-321.
Classify gynecological nursing and nursing of gynecological diseases in WY 156.7.
Classify works on male and female reproductive organs treated together in WJ 700-702.
Classify human reproduction in WQ 205, etc.

Reference Works. General Works

WP 1

Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified) (Cutter from name of organization or society) (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Includes membership lists and administrative reports issued serially or separately. Classify directories in WP 22. Classify other serials issued by societies in W1. For academies and institutes, see WP 23-24.

WP 5

Collected works by several authors

WP 7

Collected works by individual authors

WP 9

Addresses. Essays. Lectures

WP 11

History (Table-G)

WP 11.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WP 13

Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 15

Classification. Terminology
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 16

Tables. Statistics. Surveys (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 16.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 17

Atlases. Pictorial works

Classify here also atlases on specific organs.

WP 18

Education

Classify here works about education.

WP 18.2

Educational materials
(Monographs and Serials)

Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.

WP 19

Schools, departments, and faculties of gynecology (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Include here works on the history of schools. Classify works on schools of obstetrics and gynecology in WQ 19. Classify courses of study, catalogs, etc., in W 19.5.

WP 19.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 20

Research (General)

Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.

WP 21

Gynecology as a profession. Ethics. Peer review

Classify works on the specialty alone here. Classify works on both the specialty and diseases in WP 100.

WP 22

Directories (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 22.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 23

Collective laboratories, academies, institutes, etc.

WP 24

Individual laboratories, academies, institutes, etc. (Cutter from name of institution)

WP 25

Laboratory manuals. Technique

WP 26

Equipment and supplies

Classify catalogs in W 26.

WP 26.5

Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)

Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.

WP 27

Collective hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. (Table-G)

WP 27.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WP 28

Individual hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. (Cutter from name of hospital) (Table-G)

WP 28.5

Collective museums, exhibitions, etc.

WP 28.6

Individual museums, exhibitions, etc. (Cutter from name of museum, etc.) (Table-G)

WP 32

Laws (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 32.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 33

Discussion of law (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 33.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 34

Malpractice (Table-G)

WP 34.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WP 39

Handbooks. Resource guides
(Monographs and Serials)

WP 100

General works

Classify works on both the specialty and diseases here. Classify works on the specialty only in WP 21. Classify works on diseases only in WP 140.

Anatomy. Diseases. Injuries

WP 101

Anatomy. Histology. Embryology

WP 120

Popular works (General)

WP 140

Diseases (General)

WP 141

Examination. Diagnosis. Diagnostic methods. Monitoring

WP 145

Neoplasms

Classify works on neoplasms of specific organs with the organ. Classify works which include both male and female genital neoplasms in WJ 706.

WP 150

Congenital abnormalities

WP 155

Pelvis. Pelvic infection

Classify works on the pelvic bones in WE 760.

WP 157

Gonorrhea in the female

WP 160

Genital tuberculosis

WP 170

Perineal injuries

[WP 175]

[This number not used]

Classify urethrocele, cystocele, rectocele in WP 180; WP 250.

WP 180

Rectovaginal fistula. Vesicovaginal fistula

WP 200

Vulva

WP 250

Vagina

WP 255

Vaginitis. Leukorrhea

WP 258

Trichomonas vaginitis

WP 275

Ovary. Fallopian tubes. Broad ligament. Round ligament

WP 300

Fallopian tubes

Classify works on tubal pregnancy in WQ 220.

WP 320

Ovary

Cf. WP 520 Endocrine functions of the ovaries.

WP 322

Neoplasms

WP 390

Endometriosis

Uterus General Works

WP 400

General works

Uterine Diseases

WP 440

Uterine diseases (General)

WP 451

Inflammations

WP 454

Displacements. Prolapse

WP 458

Neoplasms

WP 459

Leiomyoma

WP 460

Carcinoma. Sarcoma

WP 465

Trophoblastic neoplasms

WP 468

Surgery (General)

Cervix Uteri. Cervix Diseases

WP 470

Cervix uteri

WP 475

Cervicitis

WP 480

Neoplasms

Physiology

WP 505

Physiology (General)

WP 520

Endocrine functions of the ovaries

WP 522

Estrogenic hormones and antagonists

WP 530

Corpus luteum hormones and related compounds

Classify works on progestational hormones here unless those produced by other organs are discussed exclusively.

WP 540

Ovulation. Ovarian function. Menstrual cycle

WP 550

Menstruation and its disorders

WP 552

Amenorrhea. Hypomenorrhea. Oligomenorrhea

WP 555

Menorrhagia. Metrorrhagia

WP 560

Dysmenorrhea. Premenstrual syndrome

Fertility. Infertility

WP 565

Fertility

WP 570

Infertility (General). Infertility in the female

Cf. WJ 709 Infertility in the male only.

Menopause. Sexual Dysfunction

WP 580

Menopause

WP 610

Female sexual dysfunction

Contraception

WP 630

Contraception

Classify works on male contraception in WJ 710. Classify works on religious and sociological aspects in HQ 763-766.5.

WP 640

Contraceptive devices (General and female)

Classify works only on male contraceptive devices in WJ 710. Classify works on contraceptive agents (chemical) in QV 177.

Therapy

WP 650

Gynecological therapy

WP 660

Gynecological surgery

Classify works on female sexual sterilization here. Classify works on surgery of particular organs with the organ. For urologic surgical procedures, see WJ 168.