{"id":1956,"date":"2018-05-10T09:34:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T14:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/certification.osteopathic.org\/obstetrics-gynecology\/?page_id=1956"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:14:55","slug":"written-exam-references","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/certification.osteopathic.org\/obstetrics-gynecology\/written-exam-references\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Written Exam References"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This list is not all-inclusive, but is intended to give exam candidates a place to start as they prepare for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/certification.osteopathic.org\/obstetrics-gynecology\/certification-process\/obstetrics-gynecology\/written-exam\/\">Written Exam<\/a>\u00a0in the primary specialty of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology. <em>When multiple editions exist, please reference the most current edition.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>General OB-GYN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ACOG Clinical Guidance (e.g. Clinical Consensuses, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Committee Opinions, Practice Bulletins, etc.). By the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.<\/li>\n<li>ACOG PROLOG Series. By the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.<\/li>\n<li>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Preventive Services Task Force<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Obstetrics\/Maternal Fetal Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Creasy &amp; Resnik\u2019s Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Principles and Practice<\/em>. By Robert Resnik, Robert Creasy, et al.<\/li>\n<li><em>Obstetric Imaging: Fetal Diagnosis and Care. <\/em>By Joshua Copel, et al.<\/li>\n<li><em>(Gabbe\u2019s) Obstetrics: Normal &amp; Problem Pregnancies<\/em>. By Steven Gabbe, et al.<\/li>\n<li><em>Williams Obstetrics<\/em>. By F. Gary Cunningham, et al.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gynecology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Berek &amp; Novak\u2019s Gynecology<\/em>. By Jonathan Berek.<\/li>\n<li><em>Te Linde\u2019s Operative Gynecology<\/em>. By Victoria Handa and Linda Van Le.<\/li>\n<li><em>Williams Gynecology<\/em>. By Barbara Hoffman, et al.<\/li>\n<li>Menopause.org<\/li>\n<li>ERASSociety.org<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gynecologic Oncology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Berek &amp; Hacker\u2019s Gynecologic Oncology<\/em>. By Jonathan Berek and Neville Hacker.<\/li>\n<li><em>(DiSaia\u2019s) Clinical Gynecologic Oncology<\/em>. By Philip DiSaia, et al.<\/li>\n<li>American Cancer Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reproductive Endocrinology &amp; Infertility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>(Speroff\u2019s) Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology &amp; Infertility<\/em>. By Leon Speroff and Marc Fritz.<\/li>\n<li><em>Williams Textbook of Endocrinology.<\/em>\u00a0By Shlomo Melmed, et al.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Urogynecology &amp; Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>(Karram\u2019s) Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery<\/em>. By Mickey Karram and Mark Walters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine\/Osteopathic Principles &amp; Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine<\/em>. By Michael Seffinger.<\/li>\n<li><em>Greenman\u2019s Principles of Manual Medicine<\/em>. By Lisa DeStefano.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Last updated: October 2025<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This list is not all-inclusive, but is intended to give exam candidates a place to start as they prepare for the\u00a0Written Exam\u00a0in the primary specialty of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology. When multiple editions exist, please reference the most current edition. 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