Materials and Methods Tissue specimens Flash-frozen cancer tissue specimens, obtained from black and white patients undergoing surgery for endometrial cancer at Duke University Medical Center, were deidentified and provided to…
Materials and Methods Information of women diagnosed with high-grade serous cancers was obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) (accessed Aug. 21, 2012) of the National Cancer Institute….
Objective We sought to compare robotic vs laparoscopic surgery in regards to patient reported postoperative pain and quality of life. Study Design This was a prospective study of patients who…
Objective We sought to compare the proportion of benign hysterectomies performed vaginally and the mean number of hysterectomies with resident involvement by route before and after robot implementation. Study Design…
Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the economic consequences of expanding options for early pregnancy loss (EPL) treatment beyond expectant management and operating room surgical evacuation (usual…
Objective Women with vestibulodynia exhibit increased pain sensitivity to contact with the vaginal vestibule as well as with vaginal penetration. The mechanism(s) responsible for this effect remains incompletely defined. Based…
Materials and Methods After approval by the Institutional Review Board at White Plains Hospital Center, written informed consent was obtained preoperatively from women 18 years old or older undergoing gynecological laparoscopic…
Objective Multiple reports suggest that laparoendoscopic single-site surgery is technically feasible, safe, and effective in treating a variety of gynecological disease processes. The study purpose was to assess the feasibility and…
Objective The impact of polypropylene mesh implantation on vaginal collagen and elastin metabolism was analyzed using a nonhuman primate model to further delineate the mechanism of mesh induced complications. Study…
Objective The objective of the study was to examine the associations between prenatal and postpartum contraceptive counseling and postpartum contraceptive use. Study Design The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System 2004–2008…
