BeamPath ROBOTIC system from OmniGuide used in Laparoscopic Myomectomy
Antonio R. Gargiulo, MD of the Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital completed a live surgery for the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, treating a...
View ArticleMultimodal approach relieves obstetric back and pelvic pain
Pregnant women with low-back pain and pelvic pain could benefit from a multimodal approach of musculoskeletal and obstetric management, say researchers.
View ArticleIUD insertion does not increase risk of pelvic inflammatory disease in women
The risk of developing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) following insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) is very low, whether or not women have been screened beforehand for gonorrhea and chlamydia,...
View ArticleLeading urologic oncologist explains bladder cancer basics
An unhappy bladder won't be ignored. Frequent urination, pain while urinating, burning while urinating, blood in the urine, and even back pain or pelvic pain can all be symptoms of bladder cancer or...
View ArticlePelvic exams frequently performed for reasons that are medically unjustified
The pelvic exam, a standard part of a woman's gynecologic checkup, frequently is performed for reasons that are medically unjustified, according to the authors of a UCSF study that may lay the...
View ArticleFindings could help explain prevalence of urinary tract infections in...
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, show that reservoirs of uropathogenic E. coli within the bladder exist in higher numbers post-menopause than pre-menopause in a...
View ArticleAfrican-American women who reported childhood abuse had greater risk of...
According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported sexual or physical abuse before age 11 had a greater risk of uterine fibroids...
View ArticleResearch network of anaesthetists set to create buzz at GAT annual scientific...
A research network established by a network of training anaesthetists in the South West of England, and which in just nine months has become one of the most successful of its kind in the UK, is set to...
View ArticlePhysicians uncertain about hospitalization for PID treatment
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center survey of 102 clinicians who treat teenage girls with pelvic inflammatory disease has found that official guidelines designed to inform decisions about hospitalization...
View ArticleEmergency department doctors are not identifying pelvic inflammatory disease...
Despite government efforts to expand diagnostic criteria for pelvic inflammatory disease, emergency department doctors are not identifying the condition any more often in adolescent girls, finds a new...
View ArticleBook provides new insight on one of the most common infectious diseases,...
Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that cause one of the most common sexually transmitted infectious diseases in the world. The infection disproportionately impacts women and the highest...
View Article"Millions Suffer, Few Understand" encourages patients to talk openly about...
This September, patients around the world will unite to share their personal stories and struggles with interstitial cystitis / bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). The 2013 theme, "Millions Suffer, Few...
View ArticleHyperthyroidism sounds urinary problem alarm
Physicians should be alert to urinary problems in women with hyperthyroidism, say researchers who found an association between the endocrine disorder and bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis.
View ArticleWoman suffering from chronic pelvic pain for nearly two decades now pain free
Anne Mosley developed intense pelvic pain while she was pregnant with her youngest child 17 years ago. The pain was caused by a grape-sized pocket of fluid on her urethra, which became infected.
View ArticleNeoTract treats first patient in US with UroLift System
NeoTract, Inc., today announced that the first patient in the United States has been treated with its commercial UroLift System, the first permanent implant to treat symptoms due to urinary outflow...
View ArticleWomen should tackle hormonal chaos, seek treatment for perimenopausal symptoms
Women should address the "hormonal chaos" of their 40s and not be afraid to seek treatment for perimenopausal symptoms, advises an internationally recognized expert in reproductive endocrinology from...
View ArticleScientists create model in battle against adenomyosis
For the first time, researchers have created a model that could help unlock what causes adenomyosis, a common gynecological disease that is a major contributor to women having to undergo hysterectomies.
View ArticleNIH funding helps develop chronic-pain network to accelerate research,...
What do migraine, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis have in common? All involve chronic pain.
View ArticleDietary change should be considered in chronic prostatitis
Researchers from the USA say that physicians should consider dietary changes for patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome to improve symptoms.
View ArticleLoyola Center for Fitness to host free women's health and wellness day
Loyola Center for Fitness will host a free women's health and wellness day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2160 S. First Ave., Maywood.
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