Max’s Maxim Number 1

1. Max’s Maxim Number 1 Every woman should have her second baby first

2. Max’s Maxim Number 2 • Parenthood is a worry • And it doesn’t end when the baby is born

3. Max’s Maxim Number 3 • Nature did not intend that a woman should have too many menstrual periods • She is supposed to be pregnant, breast- feeding, postmenopausal or dead • And the next best alternative is being on the Pill • Or putting the Pill into her uterus (Mirena)

4. Max’s Maxim Number 4 • Vaginal oestrogen is using HRT where you need it most • And without all of the side effects

5. Max’s Maxim Number 5 • Evaluating a person’s genetic makeup by doing a chromosomal analysis • Is a bit like looking at a map of the world • And checking that all the continents are in the right place

6. Max’s Maxim Number 6 • Mr Gates has a lot to answer for in this world

7. Max’s Maxim Number 7 • Obstetrics is easy • It’s obstetric politics that is bloody difficult

8. Max’s Maxim Number 8 • The problem with radiologists is that they are forever seeing things • And then they usually recommend further imaging!

9. Max’s Maxim Number 9 • The problem with pathologists is that they are forever wanting more

10. Max’s Maxim Number 10 • The clue to the present problem is often in the past • So please get me this patient’s previous medical record

11. Max’s Maxim Number 11 • Good medicine does not consist of doing every test that you can think of • The best medicine is doing only the right test(s) • At the right time

12. Max’s Maxim Number 12 • Beware of the multi who requires forceps or ventouse. • It is often OP or too big

13. Max’s Maxim Number 13 • Sometimes, the greatest hazard to good medical care. • Is the size of the patient’s hospital record • So please think before you add another page!

14. Max’s Maxim Number 14 • The mentality of the shift worker teaches that someone else will do the job… • If you drag your feet for long enough

15. Max’s Maxim Number 15 • Unfortunately, there are quite a few medical problems for which there is neither prescription nor operation • Fortunately, most of these get better or become more bearable with the passage of time

16. Max’s Maxim Number 16 • There is no disease that is easier to cure than the one that does not exist

17. Max’s Maxim Number 17 • Using an ultrasound machine without using a few of its knobs is like driving a car only in the first gear • It’s a safe way to go… • But you don’t get very far

18. Max’s Maxim Number 18 • The best view • Is the one that you walk for

19. Max’s Maxim Number 19 • Food tastes better out of doors