One in seven Americans suffered it. Appendicitis. What is it?
It's 10 pm. Severe pain in your belly.

"Alternatives to Hysterectomy" Video Honored
Prize awarded for advanced surgical technique that could prevent hundreds of thousands of hysterectomies each year.

Virtual Ports Receives FDA Clearance to Market the EndoClear?
The EndoClear is the world's first FDA-cleared device that can be used to clean endoscopic cameras inside the abdominal cavity during laparoscopic surgery. It is the second product developed by Visual Ports to receive FDA clearance in the two years since the company was founded.

Ovarian Cysts Medications Can Make Your Condition WORSE
In most cases involving ovarian cysts, there are no symptoms and virtually no threat to one's health They also get cured on their own without any medication or special treatment

Clinical Trial On Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB) Now Conducted by Thomas L. Lyons, MD, GYN Surgeon
The Center for Women's Care & Reproductive Surgery, headed by laparoscopic pioneer Thomas L. Lyons, MD, is conducting a placebo controlled FDA clinical trial on a drug used to control dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB). Women who experience heavy menstrual bleeding on two to five days of their cycle, and who have to alter their normal social and work activities due to heavy bleeding may be qualified for the study. Women must be generally healthy, and between the ages of 18 and 49, have regular menstrual cycles with heavy bleeding and not have any other bleeding disorder.

Laparoscopic Correction for Absence of Vagina: Center for Women's Care & Reproductive Surgery First to Offer Minimally Invasive Solution for
Texas woman born without a vagina had a corrective surgery at age 16 at a major Eastern university medical school that was painful and terrifying. Now in her early thirties, with most depth from the original surgery disappeared, she sought globally-renowned Dr. Thomas L. Lyons in Atlanta for his laparoscopic skills in gynecology. His practice is the sole US practice with experience in laparoscopic correction of MRKH syndrome using the pelvic peritoneum. Patient Kristina Henry is thrilled with the result and the minimal discomfort involved in the procedure.

Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Ovarian cancer, a condition characterized by an overgrowth of malignant cells in one or both of the ovaries, is one of the deadliest and under-recognized cancers affecting women. Every year, there are more than 25,000 women that suffer from this deadly disease. Half of them are most likely to die within a period of five years.

Endometriosis Treatments: The Best Options For Endometriosis Treatment
While there is currently no cure for the disease, there are many endometriosis treatments that women can go through to improve the quality of their lives and cut down on the discomfort and pain that women who have the condition suffer with. Since the main complication of endometriosis is infertility, many women who want to have babies choose to treat that symptom first and most aggressively. Between one third and one half of women who have difficulty getting pregnant suffer from endometriosis, making it one of the most common diseases in women in America. For this, laparoscopies are common, which removes the growths in women who are affected by mild to moderate endometriosis. Fertility drugs like clomiphene and in-vitro fertilization are al ...