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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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Editorial: Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Improves Outcomes in Women with Early Endometrial Cancer
Availability of minimally invasive hysterectomy can reduce complications in endometrial cancer—but experts caution that it's still unclear if robotic surgery deserves any credit.
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New Questionnaire Aims to Increase Understanding and Treatment of Menopause Symptoms
A new patient-reported outcome measure, the Vulvovaginal Atrophy Questionnaire, aims to improve clinicians' understanding of the extent and impact of genitourinary symptoms of menopause on women.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery Linked to Shorter Survival in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer
Among women with early-stage cervical cancer who undergo radical hysterectomy, survival after minimally invasive surgery is significantly shorter than after open surgery, according to the largest-ever investigation of this question.
Gynecology contributors
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Caroline M. Mitchell, MD
Director, Vulvovaginal Disorders Program, Investigator, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology , Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology
Recent Article
Evaluating Post-Menopausal Women's Vulvovaginal Symptoms, Mood and Sex Life
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May M. Wakamatsu, MD
Director, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Vice Chair, Gynecology
Recent Article
Paradigm Change: Patient and Provider Expectations Around Same-day Discharge
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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
Paradigm Change: Patient and Provider Expectations Around Same-day Discharge
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