Routine catheterization during minor gynecologic surgeries is associated with more than double the rate of UTIs compared with procedures without catheterization. Among 762 patients undergoing minor ...

Minimally invasive procedures provide many benefits to patients and have mostly replaced traditional open surgery. Cayuga Health surgeons have performed complex laparoscopic procedures since the ...

In recent years, a growing outcry has drawn long-overdue attention to a difficult truth: girls’ and women’s pain has too ...

Women who need gynecologic surgery can receive the most advanced care at Cayuga Medical Center, where three OB/GYNs perform these surgeries using robotic-assisted technology. Phaelon Silva, MD, FACOG; ...

A new study showed that hysterectomy alone, hysterectomy with oophorectomy, and tubal ligation were all associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The findings and their ...

The Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology is co-directed by Dr. Xiaoming Guan, specializing in endometriosis treatment. For our patients undergoing treatment for complex benign ...

No one looks forward to surgery — it’s not exactly the highlight of anyone’s calendar. The prospect of gynecologic surgery can feel even more daunting. But what if there was a way to make the ...

New advancements to robotic surgery systems are changing how doctors perform procedures and how quickly patients recover.

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A recent study is highlighting the need for less invasive surgical options for women with a prior C-section who subsequently need a hysterectomy. Dr. Daniel Gomez, a minimally ...

A new, innovative procedure with no abdominal incision is now available at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – St. Louis. Hysterectomies are common procedures, especially for women experiencing ...

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects up to half of all women during their lifetime, and one in eight will have surgery to treat it by the age of 85. Yet, despite how common POP is, the public's ...