Expedited surgery for patients who are recently diagnosed with endometrial cancer may actually lead to increased mortality, according to a recent study. Treating endometrial cancer immediately may not ...

Over the past decade, minimally invasive surgical procedures using laparoscopy and robotics have supplanted traditional open laparotomy as the preferred surgical approach for the staging of ...

A minimally-invasive procedure has been shown to successfully treat uterine fibroids while requiring little downtime for the patient and preserving the woman’s uterus. Called uterine fibroid ...

Nearly half (48%) of the patients reported experiencing significant fatigue following their surgery. Thirty-nine percent of the patients still reported significant fatigue one year following their ...

Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO Uterine cancer is staged using the FIGO and TNM systems based on tumor size, lymph ...

Jeon Kyung-chul, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Ilsan Paik Hospital in Inje University, successfully performed a ...

Both procedures are used to treat heavy menstrual bleeding and other uterine conditions. Endometrial ablation is a less invasive form of surgery that destroys the lining of the uterus, while a ...

When Linsey was first diagnosed 13 years ago, she was told the condition was mild, but over time the fibroids grew and her symptoms intensified. By 2020, she was experiencing heavy, prolonged ...

Experts estimate that a uterine condition called adenomyosis may affect between 20% to 35% of women. The condition can cause painful, heavy, prolonged periods and is most common in women ages 40 to 50 ...

When fibroids cause heavy bleeding or painful symptoms, and other treatments are ineffective, a doctor may recommend surgery. Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths that grow in the wall of the ...