Gynecologic Surgery
Conference Coverage
Surgical de-escalation passes clinical test in low-risk cervical cancer
‘Practice-changing’ results could reduce long-term survivor effects among qualifying patients.
Conference Coverage
Wireless neurostimulation safe for urge incontinence
More than three-quarters of the women who received the device responded to therapy at 1 year, and 84.6% of the patients showed improvement.
Latest News
Premenopausal women benefit from ovarian conservation with benign hysterectomies
Population-based study suggests that risks of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy outweigh benefits for women younger than 45 years.
From the Journals
Oophorectomies continue to dominate torsion treatment
Despite updated guidelines, the majority of cases of adnexal torsion in the United States are managed via oophorectomy.
Opinion
Surgical management of borderline ovarian tumors, part 1
Ovarian-sparing procedures should be offered to patients in the setting of borderline ovarian tumors, with the understanding that they are...
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For young people on Medicare, a hysterectomy sometimes is more affordable than birth control
Medicaid, like the plans offered via the federal Affordable Care Act, mandates coverage of birth control. But those who aren’t eligible for...
Opinion
Robotic peritoneal vaginoplasty
Robotic procedures are quickly emerging as alternative options for both primary and revisional surgeries.
Opinion
Prepare for endometriosis excision surgery with a multidisciplinary approach
We can now understand why many patients have multiple pelvic pain–inducing issues compounding their pain secondary to endometriosis and leading to...
Opinion
Is there still a role for tubal surgery in the modern world of IVF?
Surgery for treating tubal factor infertility is most successful in younger women with distal tubal obstruction, often caused by a hydrosalpinx....
Latest News
Renewed calls for fallopian tube removal to avoid ovarian cancer
There is increasing evidence that most high-grade serous ovarian cancers arise from cells in the fallopian tubes.
Feature
Decoding endometriosis: Recent research fosters hope
Diagnostic blood tests and individualized nonhormonal treatments may be on the horizon.