The common procedure can impact your health in surprising ways.

Minimally invasive procedures provide many benefits to patients and have mostly replaced traditional open surgery. Cayuga Health surgeons have performed complex laparoscopic procedures since the ...

No one looks forward to surgery — it's not exactly the highlight of anyone's calendar. The prospect of gynecologic surgery can feel even more daunting. But what if there was a way to make the ...

Women who need gynecologic surgery can receive the most advanced care at Cayuga Medical Center, where three OB/GYNs perform these surgeries using robotic-assisted technology. Phaelon Silva, MD, FACOG; ...

A new study showed that hysterectomy alone, hysterectomy with oophorectomy, and tubal ligation were all associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The findings and their ...

The Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology is co-directed by Dr. Xiaoming Guan, specializing in endometriosis treatment. For our patients undergoing treatment for complex benign ...

A new, innovative procedure with no abdominal incision is now available at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – St. Louis. Hysterectomies are common procedures, especially for women experiencing ...

Pelvic floor reconstruction is a group of surgical procedures used to treat pelvic organ prolapse, a condition that occurs when the muscles of the pelvic floor are weakened or damaged, often due to ...

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects up to half of all women during their lifetime, and one in eight will have surgery to treat it by the age of 85. Yet, despite how common POP is, the public's ...

Gynecologic oncology has shifted towards surgical de-escalation, emphasizing minimally invasive techniques and sentinel lymph node methods to reduce tissue injury while preserving oncologic outcomes.