Cervical cancer affects thousands of women each year — some fatally. Thanks to new and advancing technologies though, those numbers could soon be on the decline. Not only are we learning more every day about how to detect and treat cervical cancer early, new developments have made it possible for this disease to be prevented […]
Surgical Care & Procedures
3 Ways da Vinci Robotic Surgery Benefits Patients
Da Vinci Robotic Surgery has been in the news quite a bit lately. Our own Dr. Anthony Agrios recently celebrated 5 years of performing robot-assisted procedures on patients. In light of this, we thought it might be helpful to explain what the da Vinci system is and how this exciting technology benefits patients. Before you […]
Younger Hysterectomy Patients Have Twice the Risk of Developing Menopause Early
New research from Duke University published in this month’s issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology sheds some light on a topic that hasn’t been too closely studied – and confirms what many gynecologists have suspected. Hysterectomy is the most performed gynecological surgical procedure with over 600,000 done annually in the U.S. In the most basic sense, […]
