Everything you ever wanted to know about endometriosis surgery

Operative procedures for endometriosis
by Ros Wood
Hormonal treatments have no long-term effect on endometriosis, so you may have to undergo surgery in order to treat your disease.
Surgery for endometriosis can be very complex, in particular if you also have fibroids and/or adenomyosis, and extensive disease may mean that surgery will involve repair to fix the rectum [...]

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Asians have tougher time getting pregnant with IVF

In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is apt to be more successful in white women than in Asian women, a study suggests.
Women of Asian descent were 29 percent less likely than their Caucasian counterparts to become pregnant after IVF, Dr. Karen Purcell of Fertility Physicians of Northern California in San Jose and her colleagues found.
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Less Aggressive IVF Treats Infertility

A less aggressive approach to in vitro fertilization is easier on the patient, carries far less risk of multiple births, and is virtually as effective over time as the approach favored in the U.S., a study from Holland reports.
In the study, 92 of the 205 women undergoing a so-called “mild IVF” gave birth; vs. 102 [...]

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More birth defects found with fertility treatments

Babies conceived with the aid of fertility treatments are more likely to suffer birth defects, according to a study conducted by Ottawa researchers.
In an examination of 61,208 Ontario births from 2005, researchers found that 2.6 per cent of those babies conceived through assisted reproduction had birth defects, compared to 1.9 per cent of those conceived [...]

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Technique improves on hysterectomy surgeries

Laparoscopic hysterectomy, which is offered at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, has many advantages and is less invasive than the traditional hysterectomy, which involves removal of the uterus and cervix through an abdominal incision, according to the Aberdeen-based hospital.
“LSH was developed to reduce pain and trauma to the body, minimize scarring and shorten recovery time,” said [...]

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Uterus Transplant May Enable Pregnancy

A New York hospital plans to offer the nation’s first uterus transplants to enable women who lack a womb because of cancer treatment or other problems to bear children.
The wombs would come from donors, just as other organs do. Once a uterus is transplanted, it would be removed after the recipient gives birth so she [...]

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