A hysterectomy — the removal of your uterus — is a major surgical procedure that triggers lasting physical changes. This surgery was traditionally done through an incision in your abdomen.

Decision Analysis Results Published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology In a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers from The University of ...

Oct. 8—BELLEVUE — A new minimally invasive option for hysterectomy procedures is now available to patients at The Bellevue Hospital (TBH). Known as vNOTES (vaginal natural orifice transluminal ...

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 ...

A hysterectomy is the primary treatment for endometrial cancer. It involves the removal of the uterus and cervix and possibly the ovaries and fallopian tubes, depending on the cancer stage and type.

A study has compared the relative risks of laparoscopic hysterectomy (with morcellation) with abdominal surgery for hysterectomy in premenopausal women undergoing surgery for presumed uterine fibroids ...

About 600,000 women receive hysterectomies every year in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After a cesarean section, hysterectomy is the second most ...

BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — A breakthrough medical procedure relies on a robot and a single incision through the belly button. Sheryl, who asked not to be fully identified, was the first patient in ...

Find out how smoking and hysterectomy increase vaginal mesh erosion risk in POP (pelvic organ prolapse) surgery. Learn more.

New evidence adds strength to arguments that doctors should be extremely cautious about using a procedure performed on about 50,000 women a year during surgery to remove the uterus because of the risk ...

In a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill compared the relative risks of laparoscopic hysterectomy ...