With an increased focus on how climate change affects global health, gynecologists are examining ways they can play a positive role in reducing the field's carbon footprint while balancing patient ...

In recent years, a growing outcry has drawn long-overdue attention to a difficult truth: girls’ and women’s pain has too ...

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 ...

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 ...

Surgery for gynecologic cancers is a common form of treatment, but each surgical approach has its advantages and disadvantages for patients. For patients with gynecologic cancers, opting for minimally ...

While incidence and mortality rates for most cancer types have been on the decline in the United States, cases of uterine cancer increased an average of 0.7% each year between 2013 and 2022 and ...

Genetic susceptibility accounts for 20% of ovarian cancer risk, and risk-reducing bilateral salpingectomy remains the gold standard for prevention. In this study, about 24% of patients with high-grade ...

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cancer Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. Michelle F. Benoit, M.D., robotic surgery, gynecologic ...

New advancements to robotic surgery systems are changing how doctors perform procedures and how quickly patients recover.