Background Human papillomavirus vaccines prevent human papillomavirus infection and cervical precancers. The impact of vaccinating women with a current infection or after treatment for an human papillomavirus-associated lesion is not…
Background Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia is a rare gynecological malignancy often treated at tertiary referral centers. Patients frequently travel long distances to obtain care for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia, which may affect…
Materials and Methods Patients who underwent hysterectomy for benign disease from January 2010 through December 2012 and who were recorded in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement…
Background Birth trauma to pelvic floor muscles is a major risk factor for pelvic floor disorders. Intramuscular extracellular matrix determines muscle stiffness, supports contractile component, and shields myofibers from mechanical…
Background Residency programs struggle with integrating simulation training into curricula, despite evidence that simulation leads to improved operating room performance and patient outcomes. Currently, there is no standardized laparoscopic training…
Background The rates of cesarean delivery have increased over time in industrialized countries, while the rates of instrumental vaginal delivery have declined. Instrumental vaginal delivery and obstetric trauma are risk…
Background Despite good anatomic and functional outcomes, urogynecologic polypropylene meshes that are used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence are associated with significant complications, most commonly mesh…
Introduction The indications for delivery in the second trimester of pregnancy can be the result of obstetrical complications necessitating delivery or pregnancy termination of prenatally diagnosed anomalous fetuses. In such cases,…
Chronic pelvic pain is common among women of reproductive age and is associated with significant morbidity and comorbidities. In this Viewpoint, we explore the evolutionary cause of pelvic pain and…
Surgical management of deep infiltrating rectal endometriosis: arguments for a conservative technique The debate concerning the choice of the best surgical approach in the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis of…
