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Featured
Paradigm Change: Patient and Provider Expectations Around Same-day Discharge
Newly modified enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol guides same-day discharge of vaginal hysterectomy patients while maintaining quality of patient care.
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Evaluating Post-Menopausal Women's Vulvovaginal Symptoms, Mood and Sex Life
These pioneering studies from Massachusetts General Hospital evaluate the efficacy of two common, low-risk treatments for postmenopausal symptoms against a placebo and assess how much postmenopausal women were bothered by vulvovaginal discomfort symptoms, along with their impact on mood and quality of life.
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Vaginal Estradiol, Moisturizer No Better Than Placebo for Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Symptoms
Neither a prescription vaginal estradiol tablet nor an over-the-counter vaginal moisturizer provides additional benefit over dual placebo in reducing postmenopausal vulvovaginal symptoms, according to the first randomized comparison.
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Urinary Incontinence Treats Other Pelvic Floor Disorders
Milena Weinstein, MD, and colleagues demonstrated that among women who had fecal incontinence and/or pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence (UI), use of a motion-based device to guide pelvic floor muscle training led to 2.5 times greater odds of improvement in UI symptoms and also improved the other symptoms.
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Social Media Discussion of Bacterial Vaginosis Often Misleading
Caroline M. Mitchell, MD, MPH, and colleagues compared social media posts about bacterial vaginosis with self-reports by patients, finding that much of the online discussion aimed at helping patients recognize bacterial vaginosis emphasizes symptoms not specific to the condition.
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Commentary: Transcending Language Barriers in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Physicians at Mass General Brigham remind their colleagues that the Affordable Care Act gives patients experiencing language barriers the right to a qualified medical interpreter or qualified bilingual staff, and they propose a framework for addressing language as a key factor in health equity.
Gynecology Contributors
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Caroline M. Mitchell, MD, MPH
Director, Vulvovaginal Disorders Program, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Social Media Discussion of Bacterial Vaginosis Often Misleading
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May M. Wakamatsu, MD
Director, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Vice Chair, Gynecology
Recent Article
IMPACT: A Standardized Tool for Assessment of Pelvic Floor Disorders
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Milena M. Weinstein, MD
Director of Research, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Co-director, Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders
Recent Article
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Urinary Incontinence Treats Other Pelvic Floor Disorders
Obstetrics & Gynecology Care at Mass General
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