Procedures

Colposcopy & Abnormal Pap Smear-Take A Deep Breath

LEEP

If you have an abnormal Pap test result, your doctor may suggest that you have a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) as part of the evaluation or for treatment. LEEP is used to remove the area containing abnormal cells from your cervix.

This section explains:

what an abnormal Pap test result means
how LEEP is performed
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Hysteroscopy

Hysteroscopy is a technique used to look inside the uterus. A hysteroscope is a thin, telescope-like device that is placed into the uterus through the vagina and cervix. It may help a doctor diagnose or treat a uterine problem.

Hysteroscopy allows your doctor to see …

Endometrial Ablation

The lining of the uterus—the endometrium—is shed by bleeding each month during menstruation. Some women have heavy bleeding or bleeding that lasts longer than normal. For them, endometrial ablation may be a good treatment option. This procedure treats the lining of the uterus to control or stop bleeding. It does not involve removal of the uterus …

Laparoscopy

Laparoscopy is a type of surgery. It is used to detect and treat many health problems. Over the past 20 years, laparoscopy has become fairly common. It often can be performed as an out-patient procedure. Most patients recover from laparoscopic surgery within days.

When facing surgery, regardless of the condition, your primary concern is determining which …

da Vinci® Hysterectomy

When medication and other treatments cannot relieve your symptoms, hysterectomy is often recommended. It can provide a more effective, definitive and long-term solution for conditions like excessive menstrual bleeding.

If you are considering or your doctor has recommended a hysterectomy, you are not alone. One in three women …

IUD

Want effective birth control you don’t have to think about taking every day, every week or even every year? That’s Mirena® (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system), a hormone-releasing contraceptive that is placed in your uterus. Mirena is over 99% effective at preventing pregnancy for as long as you want, for up …

Prolapse No Longer Means a Lapse in Your Life

‘Prolapse’ is a term that for many women is associated with embarrassment or shame.  With no good reason, as the term prolapse simply means “falling” and is more common than most patients think.  In fact, more than 120,000 women have surgery for uterine and vaginal vault prolapse each year in the United States. Prolapse of …

Hysterectomy and Advantages of Minimally Invasive Robotic Technology

If you are considering a hysterectomy, know that you are not alone. Almost one third of women in the United States will have a hysterectomy before turning 60. When medication and other treatments cannot relieve your symptoms, your physician may recommend a hysterectomy.

The decision to undergo any surgery is personal, perhaps none more so than gynecological …

World Robotic Symposium June 27-29, 2011 Features Dr. Maryann Prewitt

The Global Robotics Institute and the Society …

Enhanced 3-D Visualization & Advantages of da Vinci® Robotic Surgery

The rapidly evolving field of robot-assisted da Vinci Surgery® has a brief but dramatic history. Remote surgeries were first performed with the assistance of robotic technology during the Iraq War. For …

da Vinci myomectomy

A new option in minimally invasive surgery – da Vinci® Surgical System

Uterine fibroids — also known as fibroids, uterine myomas, uterine tumors, leiomyomas, or fibromas — are benign (noncancerous), smooth muscle tumors occurring in an estimated 20 to 50 percent of all women. They can grow underneath the uterine lining, inside the uterine wall, or outside the uterus.

Some women don’t feel any symptoms with uterine fibroids, …

What Is Hysteroscopy?

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