The most common minor surgical procedure in gynaecological practice may be performed unnecessarily, as evidenced by the large variation across regions, says a University of Alberta researcher. In a ...

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects up to half of all women during their lifetime, and one in eight will have surgery to treat it by the age of 85. Yet, despite how common POP is, the public's ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) has launched the Definity™ cervical dilator, a major advancement for gynecological procedures that uses SureAccess™ balloon technology ...

Vi Dodd, a certified professional coder at Richmond, Va.-based Medarva Stony Point Surgery Center, spoke with Becker’s ASC Review about best practices and guidelines for coding and billing four common ...

This feature mentions pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or both. Please read at your own discretion. Dilation and curettage, or D&C, is a procedure that doctors use to remove tissues from the uterus. It has ...

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ended the federal constitutional right to abortion and returned authority to individual states to ...

The Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology is co-directed by Dr. Xiaoming Guan, specializing in endometriosis treatment. For our patients undergoing treatment for complex benign ...

Women needing gynecologic surgery can receive the most advanced care at Cayuga Medical Center, where three OB/GYNs perform these surgeries using robotic-assisted technology. Phaelon Silva, MD, FACOG, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The guidance says clinicians should offer local anesthetics, like lidocaine spray, for IUD insertions. ACOG also ...

When surgery is required for the treatment of complex benign gynecologic conditions, women today have more options than ever before, with a growing emphasis on minimally invasive procedures – for good ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. A couple years ago, Aggie Steiner and Simran Singh were having lunch with other medical students, all women, at Western Michigan University when the ...