Surgery
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Single-incision sling may help stress urinary incontinence
Major finding: After receiving a single-incision incontinence sling, 90% of women had significant improvements in clinical and quality of life...
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Patients report long-lasting benefit of thermal balloon endometrial ablation
Major finding: After up to 11 years of follow-up, 86% of women who had a thermal balloon endometrial ablation said they were satisfied with the...
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The robot is broadly accessible less than 10 years after its introduction to gynecologic surgery
More than three-fourths of reproductive and gynecologic surgeons have access, a 2012 survey found
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Bowel resection for endometriosis restores fertility in many women
Major finding: Pregnancy occurred in 62% of women with bowel endometriosis who underwent a bowel resection.Data source: The prospective study...
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Vaginal pessaries VIDEO: Proper insertion and removal
In this 15-minute video Dr. Teresa Tam demonstrates insertion and removal of the ring and Gellhorn pessaries and illustrates proper technique for...
Surgical Techniques
Pessaries for vaginal prolapse: Critical factors to successful fit and continued use
A successfully inserted vaginal pessary can improve voiding, urgency, and incontinence for women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ...
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Race, ethnicity influence chances of minimally invasive hysterectomy
Major finding: Black women were 43% less likely to have a minimally invasive hysterectomy for endometrial cancer than were white women.
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Biologic mesh in pelvic organ prolapse
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Combined factors predicted risk of de novo stress urinary incontinence
Major finding: Of the 12 original risk factors hypothesized to predict de novo SUI, 7 final risk factors were identified that when combined...
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Distribution of female pelvic medicine fellowships varied
Major finding: More than two-thirds of fellowship programs in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery were located east of the...
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Surgical treatments for failed midurethral sling compared
Major finding: In multivariable logistic regression analysis, patients who underwent urethral bulking injections for a failed midurethral sling...