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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it would permit limited use of a "tissue containment system" in conjunction with laparoscopic power morcellators.

FDA OKs System for Certain Lap Power Morcellator Procedures

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But most women aren't candidates because of cancer risk, agency says
Pelvic floor muscle training results in greater pelvic floor symptom improvement than watchful waiting in women with pelvic organ prolapse

Muscle Training May Help With Mild Pelvic Organ Prolapse

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Pelvic floor exercises appear to improve symptoms more than watchful waiting in older women
The first American woman to receive a uterus transplant

Surgeons Offer Details on First U.S. Uterus Transplant

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Patient will have to wait a year before she can try to become pregnant, Cleveland Clinic doctors say
Cleveland Clinic surgeons this week performed the nation's first uterus transplant. The transplanted uterus came from a deceased donor

First U.S. Uterus Transplant Performed at Cleveland Clinic

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'Life-enhancing' procedure offers women without a uterus a chance at pregnancy
Use of ultrasonography features can help identify the risk of malignancy for patients with an adnexal tumor

Risk of Malignancy Can Be Quantified Using Simple Rules

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Ultrasonography features can identify the risk of malignancy in patients with adnexal masses
The use of minimally invasive hysterectomy decreased and postoperative complications increased following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration safety communication discouraging use of laparoscopic power morcellation during hysterectomy or myomectomy for treatment of uterine fibroids

Study Looks at Impact of FDA Safety Alert on Morcellation

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Decrease in use of minimally invasive hysterectomy, increase in complications after alert issued
Having high testosterone along with high estradiol levels is associated with an elevated risk of incident fibroids during midlife in women

High T, Estradiol Increases Risk of Incident Fibroid Development

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Opposite effect seen with high T, estradiol on the risk of recurrent fibroids
Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm has been described after cesarean delivery and can result in life-threatening hemorrhage if untreated

Case Report of Uterine Artery Pseudoaneurysm After C-Section

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Should be considered for patients with postpartum hemorrhage, especially with significant bleeding
Use of oral contraceptives

Oral Contraceptives Tied to Long-Term Endometrial CA Protection

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Protective effect seems to linger for decades after contraceptive is discontinued, researchers find
For women undergoing laparoscopic morcellation

Review: Risk of Parasitic Myoma Post Laparoscopic Morcellation

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Overall incidence of parasitic myomas 0.12 to 0.95 percent after laparoscopic morcellation