Latest Gynecological surgery Stories
Millennium Research Group's New Physician Forum Report Provides Details of Physician Attitudes and Choices TORONTO, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, an increasing proportion of the 1.7 million annual gynecological procedures will be performed outside of the hospital setting. Physicians, who generally have an ownership stake in their offices, cite financial incentives, faster...
Dr. Michael Goodman, renowned feminine cosmetic genital surgeon, author, and lecturer has been named to the advisory board of Labiaplastysurgeon.com. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Widely regarded as a medical expert in the sub-specialty field of female genital plastic surgery and women’s sexual health, Dr. Goodman today announced that he has joined the Advisory Board of http://www.labiaplastysurgeon.com, the nationally ranked web portal dealing with woman’s sexual health....
Revenues Fueled by Growing Popularity of Minimally Invasive Gynecological Procedures, According to Millennium Research Group TORONTO, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the gynecological device market in Europe will be fueled by the growing preference for minimally invasive gynecological procedures that can be performed in physician offices. Instead of a highly invasive...
Patients treated with surgical mesh search for resources on living with post-Transvaginal Mesh side effects CONCORD, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine what it would feel like to have a cheese grater wearing at your tissue every time you moved. For women with transvaginal mesh (TVM) implants this stomach wrenching analogy can hit home all too closely. Complications from the surgical mesh began being reported shortly after it was introduced in the 1990's. With years of data...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online While previous research has shown a connection between the medical removal of a woman’s uterus and heart problems, a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found no evidence of an increased risk. Commonly referred to as a hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus is the second most common surgery among American women. "Middle-aged women who are considering hysterectomy should be encouraged because our...
“Post-op, I was never in pain, only discomfort. And, that's mostly from my bad back,” exclaimed Tracey Tempone, just weeks after becoming the first cervical cancer patient to undergo a robotic-assisted radical hysterectomy at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH). Staten Island, NY (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 Tracey Tempone, who works as a unit clerk on SIUH’s oncology unit, had skipped several years of annual checkups. When the 48-year-old mother of three decided to take better...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Channel Medsystems, Inc., named Ric Cote president and chief executive officer, and issued $9.7M of Series B Preferred Stock. "Ric is an excellent fit due to our focus on creating the first truly office-based Global Endometrial Ablations technology," said prior CEO and co-founder Dr. Dan Burnett. "We are hoping he can replicate his success at Conceptus where he successfully built revenues of their office-based procedure to over $140 million...
ATLANTA, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Femasys Inc., a medical device developer of women's healthcare solutions, announced today the U.S. launch of the 510(k) cleared FemCerv(TM), an innovative endocervical curettage device. FemCerv is designed to collect a complete, non-contaminated tissue sample with minimal patient discomfort. Endocervical curettage has the potential for the detection of high-grade lesions or invasive cancer that may not be detected by other methods. Femasys...
Keyhole Cup is the first medical device specifically designed for laparoscopic surgery access NEW YORK, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Care Medical Devices Ltd (OTCBB: LCMD) today announced the issuance in August 2012 of CE mark for its Keyhole Cup Laparoscopic Access Device. Keyhole Cup addresses a critical need in the laparoscopic surgery market (one of the largest medical procedure markets) and was developed to advance the standard of care for laparoscopic access. The...
Women who had sufficient amounts of vitamin D were 32 percent less likely to develop fibroids than women with insufficient vitamin D, according to a study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyomata, are noncancerous tumors of the uterus. Fibroids often result in pain and bleeding in premenopausal women, and are the leading cause of hysterectomy in the United States. The study of 1,036 women, aged 35-49, living in the Washington,...
