Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Clinical Review
Medical management of abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive-age women
Appropriate clinical evaluation, laboratory assessment, and management can make the difference for many women with AUB, and avoid...
Surgical Techniques
Using slings for the surgical management of urinary incontinence: A safe, effective, evidence-based approach
Sling procedures are a mainstay of surgical treatment for SUI. Here, 2 experts offer case vignettes to illustrate the...
From Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
A novel approach to complete transobturator sling mesh removal
Brought to you by the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. In this video, the authors demonstrate tips and tricks for removing the...
Surgical Techniques
Native tissue repair of POP: Apical suspension, anterior repair, and posterior repair
Clinical Review
2019 Update on pelvic floor dysfunction
Conservative to invasive approaches are available for treating women with fecal incontinence, but how do they stack up in terms...
Surgical Techniques
Native tissue repair of POP: Surgical techniques to improve outcomes
Without mesh, it is imperative that gynecologic surgeons optimize their surgical technique to minimize failures and maximize...
Medicolegal Issues
The mesh mess, enmeshed in controversy
Beginning in the late 1990s, the US Food and Drug Administration cleared more than 150 devices using surgical mesh for...
Conference Coverage
SUI cure definition may need updating
TUCSON, ARIZ. – Objective measures of stress urinary incontinence often don’t match patient perception.
Conference Coverage
In endometrial cancer and SUI, concomitant surgery improves outcomes
TUCSON, ARIZ. – The biggest trick may be incorporating concomitant surgeries into the surgical work flow.
Conference Coverage
Stress incontinence surgery improves sexual dysfunction
TUCSON, ARIZ. – A secondary analysis of two clinical trials found similar levels of improvement regardless of the...
Conference Coverage
Older women have good functional recovery after POP surgery
TUCSON, ARIZ. – Most women aged over 65 years return to or improve upon baseline functional levels after POP surgery.