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Interviews and Presentations

Join OBGYN.net for coverage of the 36th Annual AAGL Congress from Washington D.C. We hope you will take a few minutes to stop by and check out the great interviews on hot topics in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery with some of the top ob/gyn surgeons in the world.

Factors in Adhesions Reformation - Jay Cooper award winner for best research paper & Danielle Luciano, MD
Fibroids - Wendy K. Winer, RN, BSN, CNOR
Fibroids FAQ for Women - Paul Indman, MD
Fibroids Recognition & Treatment options including MRI based - Tom Lyons, MD
Fibroids and Conservative Treatment - Paul Indman, MD, Linda Bradley, MD
Fibroids and Contraception - Paul Indman, MD, Linda Bradley, MD
Review of Fibroid Treatment Options - Paul Indman, MD, Linda Bradley, MD
Lack of Endometriosis Surgery Reimbursement in the US - Harry Reich, MD, Paul Indman, MD
Virtual Colonoscopy & Rectal-Vaginal Dissection - Izak Johannes Van der Wat, MD
Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain, and Intersticial Cystitis
When Laproscopic Treatment of Endometriosis Didn't Work What Should You Do?
Tamer Seckin, MD, Dr. Maurice K Chung

ISGE Upcoming International 2008 Meetings (ISGE.org)

ISGE 2008 Young Doctor Educational Program - B.J. van Herendael, MD, Prof. Stefano Bettocchi
ISGE and OBGYN.net Collaboration - Peter Maher, MD, ISGE President
World Congress on Gynecologic Endoscopy, Bari, Italy, June 4-8, 2008 http://www.isgebari2008.com/ - Prof. Stefano Bettocchi
ISGE 2008 Mexico - Dr Tamer Seckin and Dr Yves Leroy
Download preliminary program

OBGYN.net is pleased to present selected presentations from the 2007 AAVIS meeting in Sydney, Australia. AAVIS is a multidisciplinary pelvic floor society based in Australia.

These presentations are made possible in part by a grant from

Articles

Laser Capture Microdissection and cDNA Array Analysis of Endometrium Identify CCL16 and CCL21 as Epithelial-derived Inflammatory Mediators Associated with Endometriosis - A. L. Chand, A. S. Murray, R. L. Jones, N. J. Hannan, L. A. Salamonsen & L. Rombauts

Frontiers in Reproductive Medicine - Edited by Camran Nezhat, MD

The Dilemma of Endometriosis: is Consensus Possible with an Enigma? - C. Nezhat, MD, E. D. Littman, MD, R. B. Lathi, MD, B. Berker, MD, L. M. Westphal, MD, L. C. Giudice, MD, PhD & A. A. Milki, MD

Update on Management of Uterine Fibroid - Togas Tulandi, MD & Nadia Kabli, MD

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Visit OBGYN.net's Hysterectomy Resource Center:  Register for the Hysterectomy Resource Center and be notified of new courses, presentations, tutorials, CME opportunities, books and upcoming meetings!

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We want to read about you as you tell us your story - battles fought and won against the many problems in Women's Health. It's fast, easy, and fun! Just register and then request to be a writer!!

Interviews

OBGYN.net and AAGL invite you to a very special educational tutorial.

Principles and Practice: Electrosurgery & Ultrasonics - Andrew I. Brill, M.D.
Audio/Video and Slide presentation
Dr. Brill presented this course at the AAGL 16th Annual Comprehensive Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy for Residents & Fellows, held in Chicago, IL, April 21-22, 2007.

View NEW online presentations from the 35th Annual Meeting of the International Urogynecological Association. Topics include:

• Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation,

• GYNECARE Prolift Pelvic Floor Repair system,

• GYNECARE TVT SECUR: The Next Generation, and more!

The AAGL Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide in partnership with OBGYN.net is pleased to welcome you to the AAGL Online 2007 the webcasts!

Exclusive Interviews from the 35th Annual AAGL Meeting:

The Use of Robotics in Gynecological Surgery - Turner & Advincula
Myomectomy, Fibroids and Fertility - Seckin & Gomel
OBGYN.net Fibroid Forum - Waltman & Indman
Adhesions and Pelvic Pain - Wiseman & Indman
Fibroids and Pregnancy - Gocial & Goldfarb
Fibroids: The Partner's Perspective - Waltman & Indman
Laparoscopy Surgery: “When the Nurse Becomes the Patient” - Winer & Nesbitt
Laparostop Trocar Shield - Diesfeld & Surrey
Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain - Andrew S. Cook, MD

Visit our collection of interviews. OBGYN.net attends medical conferences and congresses around the world discussing the latest in women's health with international experts in the field.

Educational Tutorials

Pelvic Pain Associated with Hemoperitoneum  - Julio Guillermo Voget, MD
Minilap Hysterectomy - Dr. A. Patnaik & Professor S. Nath Panda, MS
Pelvic Adhesions - Professor J. M. Rodríguez Fernández, J. Essien, MD & J. Bardales Mitac, MD

Registration at the Hysterectomy Resource Center keeps you notified of new courses, presentations, tutorials, CME opportunities, books and upcoming meetings! If you're already registered, click here to enter Hysterectomy Resource Center.

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Recommended Reading

OBGYN.net and the International Pelvic Pain Society are working together to educate Medical Providers and Women about Pelvic Pain, it's diagnosis and treatment.
You are invited to download and print the Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Patient Education Booklet by Michael Wenof, MD and C. Paul Perry, MD. 

Pelvic Pain: Diagnosis & Management; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2000
Edited by Fred M. Howard, MD, MS, C. Paul Perry, MD, James E. Carter, M.D., Ahmed M. El-Minawi MD, MSc, PhD.

A Patient's Guide to PCOS - W. Futterweit, MD, FACE, FACP

Find more books of interest in the OBGYN.net Pelvic Pain bookstore. Check the OBGYN.net/CRC Press bookstore for textbooks

Meetings and Conferences

MR guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) Physician Training

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