The study added to a large existing volume of evidence that has consistently shown a risk-reducing effect of OBS on ovarian cancer, said Karen H. Lu, MD, of Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida and ...

A long-time surgical standard for pelvic organ prolapse repair prevailed in a comparison against a newer technique that currently predominates in some parts of the world. Sacrospinous hysteropexy ...

- In women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI), continence surgery at the same time as POP surgery likely improves rates of SUI after surgery. In continent women ...

An external pelvic fixator is a surgical procedure that stabilizes a broken hip or pelvic bone. A surgeon will use small screws, pins, and carbon fiber bars to stabilize the fracture. Doctors may use ...

The most effective step to battling ovarian cancer may have little to do with ovaries and more to do with surgical removal of the fallopian tubes. In this procedure, called a salpingectomy, the tubes ...

A repair procedure isn’t necessary for everyone who develops a rectocele, but it may be the treatment of choice when symptoms can’t be managed conservatively. A rectocele is a type of pelvic organ ...

Working with a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor disorders could offer better control for some patients ...