Latest in Gynaecology News Blog

• Examining the distressing impact of endometriosis and the pressing need to improve diagnosis and care pathways

  BMI Healthcare have produced a new information booklet on Endometriosis – please click here

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• Vaginal NOTES hysterectomy- A new scarless hysterectomy!

  We are pleased to introduce a new type of hysterectomy to women in Kent, the Vaginal NOTES hysterectomy, which is a combination of vaginal and “key hole” approach. NOTES stands for Natural Orifice Trans-luminal Endoscopic Surgery.

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• TVT Vaginal Mesh press release from the The British Society of Urogynaecologists

  The British Society of Urogynaecologists (BSUG) does not agree with and strongly opposes the decision to pause/suspend the use of surgical mesh for stress urinary incontinence recommended by the APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group).
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• So what is a vulva anyway?

  A new resource aimed at educating young people on normal female anatomy–specifically vulva appearance–was launched at the Annual Update in Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology, a joint event by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology.

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• The role of fallopian tubes in ovarian cancer

  The role of fallopian tubes in ovarian cancer and Opportunistic/ Prophylactic salpingectomy

  There is now overwhelming evidence that most ovarian cancers arise from the tubes hence removal of tubes has been advocated as a risk reduction strategy.
  For more information see:
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4881168

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