Obstetrics & gynaecology
Hysterectomy: What it is, side effects and recovery
Hysterectomy is the second most common surgery for women in their reproductive years, right after cesarean section.
May 19, 2023
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News tagged with vaginal hysterectomy
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Incontinence 20 years after child birth three times more common after vaginal delivery
Women are nearly three times more likely to experience urinary incontinence for more than 10 years following a vaginal delivery rather than a caesarean section, finds new research at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University ...
Mar 26, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Less pain after hysterectomy with vessel sealing
(HealthDay)—An electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealing procedure during vaginal hysterectomy leads to less pain during the evening after surgery and shorter operating time than conventional clamping and suturing, according ...
Sep 7, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Long-term consequences of vaginal delivery
Women are more likely to experience urinary incontinence, prolapse and faecal incontinence 20 years after one vaginal delivery rather than one caesarean section, finds new research published in a thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy, ...
Jan 30, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NAMS issues new guidance on vulvovaginal atrophy
Symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA), such as lack of lubrication, irritated tissues, painful urination, and pain with intercourse, affect as many as 45% of women after menopause. That's according to The North American ...
Aug 29, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Post-hysterectomy cystoscopy may lead to false-positive result
(HealthDay)—For patients with a pre-existing unknown nonfunctional kidney, cystoscopy to confirm ureteral patency after hysterectomy may lead to an incorrect assumption of a ureteral injury, according to a case report published ...
Aug 17, 2015
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Surgery
New evidence gives women informed choice in the prolapse surgery debate
New evidence published today highlights benefits and harms of using artificial mesh when compared with tissue repair in the surgical treatment of vaginal prolapse. Slightly better repair with mesh needs to be weighed carefully ...
Feb 9, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Total vaginal hysterectomy generates net hospital income
(HealthDay)—Compared with total vaginal hysterectomy (TVH), hospital costs are greater with laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH), total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH), and robotic hysterectomy (RH), according ...
Feb 21, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Increase seen in use of robotically-assisted hysterectomy for benign gynecologic disorders
Between 2007 and 2010, the use of robotically-assisted hysterectomy for benign gynecologic disorders increased substantially, although, when compared with laparoscopic hysterectomy, the robotic procedure appears to offer ...
Feb 19, 2013
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Medications
Study suggests dexmedetomidine before surgery reduced remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia
Surgical patients who demonstrated heightened pain sensitivity, or hyperalgesia, induced by high doses of a synthetic opioid had their symptoms alleviated by co-treatment with dexmedetomidine, according to new research. Study ...
Apr 12, 2013
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