How does 18f-FDG PET-CT scan affect clinical judgment and change treatment decisions in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer? Background: To investigate the cost-effectiveness in early stage ...

Perioperative use of etoricoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy significantly reduces both resting and elicited pain and opioid (morphine) consumption ...

Final Results of the Sunbelt Melanoma Trial: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Randomized Phase III Study Evaluating the Role of Adjuvant High-Dose Interferon Alfa-2b and Completion Lymph Node ...

The risk for occult gynecologic cancer in women who undergo hysterectomy or myomectomy for benign indications is low but not trivial, particularly in women older than 55 years, a new study suggests.

In an age when so many once private topics are out in the open, many women are still very reluctant to talk about hysterectomies, perhaps because of the potential emotional implications of losing the ...

To the Editor: In their randomized trial comparing total and subtotal hysterectomy, Thakar et al. (Oct. 24 issue) 1 assessed sexual function with the use of questionnaires and concluded that neither ...

A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the uterus. Hysterectomies are used to treat problems of the uterus, including fibroids, endometriosis, pelvic support problems, abnormal uterine ...

Lena Dunham recently revealed that she underwent a total hysterectomy to try to end her endometriosis pain. Lena, 31, wrote an essay for Vogue saying she decided to go through with the procedure after ...

If you’re preparing for a hysterectomy, you probably have a number of concerns. Among them may be the cosmetic and health effects of scarring. While most hysterectomy procedures will cause some level ...

There are various different forms of hysterectomy, as well as different approaches to performing these surgeries. The type of procedure chosen depends on the patient’s condition and how much of their ...

A hysterectomy is a common surgery where the doctor removes a woman’s uterus. It is the second most frequently performed surgery in the United States for women. About 600,000 hysterectomies are ...