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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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The Team-based Approach to Patient Care in Obstetrics & Gynecology
In this video, Carey York-Best, MD, a gynecologic surgeon in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and director of Benign Gynecology and Obstetrics, discusses the department's approach to team-based patient care.
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Developing Immunotherapies for Endometrial and Ovarian Cancers
In this video, Whitfield Growdon, MD, a specialist in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Mass General Cancer Center and a researcher in the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology, discusses the development of immunotherapy, found to be particularly important for endometrial and ovarian cancers.
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Income Disparity Tied to Differences in Behavioral, Psychological Health of Midlife Women
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers documented that among perimenopausal women, those who are publicly insured have more adverse behavioral, psychological and sleep characteristics than those privately insured.
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
Vulvovaginal Discomfort Is Common Regardless of Menopausal Status -
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 -
Milena M. Weinstein, MD
Director of Research, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Co-director, Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders
Recent Article
IMPACT: A Standardized Tool for Assessment of Pelvic Floor Disorders