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WP Gynecology
	Classify general works on pediatric gynecology in WS 360. 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.
	WP 1-390 Reference Works. General Works
	WP 101-390 Anatomy. Diseases. Injuries
	WP 400-480 Uterus. Cervix
	WP 400 General Works
	WP 440-468 Uterine Diseases
	WP 470-480 Cervix Uteri. Cervix Diseases
	WP 505-560 Physiology
	WP 565-570 Fertility. Infertility
	WP 580-610 Menopause. Sexual Dysfunction
	WP 630-640 Contraception
	WP 650-660 Therapy
	WP 800-910 Breast
	WP 800-825 Breast (General)
	WP 840-870 Breast Diseases. Neoplasms
	WP 900-910 Therapy. Surgery
	Reference Works. General Works

WP 1	Societies (Cutter from name of society) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Includes ephemeral membership lists issued serially or separately. Classify substantial lists with directories. Classify annual reports, journals, etc., in W1.
	Collected works (General)
WP 5	By several authors
WP 7	By individual authors

WP 9	Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)

WP 11	History (Table G)
WP 11.1	General coverage (Not Table G)

WP 13	Dictionaries. Encyclopedias (Used for both monographs and serials)

WP 15	Classification. Terminology (Used for both monographs and serials)

WP 16	Statistics. Tables (Used for both 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 (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, catalogs, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.

WP 19	Schools, departments, and faculties of gynecology (Used for both 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

WP 22	Directories (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WP 22.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Laboratories, institutes, etc.
WP 23	Collective
WP 24	Individual (Cutter from name of institution)

WP 25	Laboratory manuals. Technique

WP 26	Equipment and supplies
	Classify catalogs in W 26.

WP 26.5	Informatics. Automatic data processing. Computers (General)
	Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.
	Hospitals, dispensaries, clinics, etc.
WP 27	Collective (Table G)
WP 27.1	General coverage (Not Table G)
WP 28	Individual (Cutter from name of hospital) (Table G)
	Museums, exhibitions, etc.
WP 28.5	Collective
WP 28.6	Individual (Cutter from name of museum, etc.)

WP 32	Laws (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WP 32.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WP 33	Discussion of law (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WP 33.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
WP 34	Malpractice (Table G)
WP 34.1	General coverage (Not Table G)

WP 39	Handbooks. Resource guides (Used for both monographs and serials)

WP 100	General works
	Classify works on specialty and on the specialty and diseases here. Classify works on diseases alone in WP 140.
	Anatomy. Diseases. Injuries

WP 101	Anatomy

WP 120	Popular works (General)

WP 140	Diseases (General)
WP 141	Examination. Diagnosis. Diagnostic methods. Monitoring
WP 145	Neoplasms. Cysts (General)
	Classify works on neoplasms of specific organs with the organ.

WP 150	Embryology. Congenital abnormalities

WP 155	Pelvis. Pelvic infection
WP 157	Gonorrhea in the female

WP 160	Genital tuberculosis

WP 170	Perineal injuries

[WP 175]	[This number not used]
	Classify urethrocele, cytocele, 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. Cysts

WP 390	Endometriosis
	General Works Uterus. Cervix

WP 400	General works
	Uterine Diseases

WP 440	Uterine diseases
WP 451	Inflammations
WP 454	Displacements. Prolapse
WP 458	Neoplasms
WP 459	Leiomyoma
WP 460	Carcinoma. Sarcoma
WP 465	Trophoblastic neoplasms (e.g., Chorioadenoma. Hydatidiform mole)

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 tension
	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 (e.g., Dyspareunia. Frigidity)
	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.
	Breast Breast (General)

WP 800	General works

WP 815	Examination. Diagnosis. Diagnostic methods. Monitoring

WP 825	Functional changes (e.g., In pregnancy and lactation)
	Breast Diseases. Neoplasms

WP 840	Breast Diseases
WP 870	Neoplasms
	Therapy. Surgery
WP 900	Therapy
	Classify works on therapy of neoplasms in WP 870.
WP 910	Surgery
	Classify works on surgery of neoplasms in WP 870.

[WP 930]	[This number not used]
	Classify radiation (Therapy)in WP 870.