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Message from the Chair

Charles J. Lockwood, MD

Greetings from Charles J. Lockwood, MD, The Anita O’Keefe Young Professor of Women’s Health and Chair. more…

Fertility Preservation Options for Women Undergoing Chemo– or Radiotherapy

Jason G. Bromer, MD and Emre Seli, MD

Cancer is not as rare a disease among younger women as one might expect. In the United States, approximately 600,000 women are diagnosed with cancer every year, 10% of whom are under the age of 40. The treatment required for most of the common cancer types occurring in these women may involve removal of the ovaries or cytotoxic treatment that could partially or definitively impair reproductive function. more…

Robotic Gynecologic Surgery at Yale Ob/Gyn

Masoud Azodi, MD

Laparoscopic surgery has benefited greatly from the technological advances of the last two decades. These improvements in technology enable surgeons to perform increasingly complex procedures with less surgical trauma to the patient. In 2005, the FDA approved the use of the da Vinci® Surgical System for gynecologic indications and pelvic surgeons rapidly adopted it. more…

A New Method for Embryo Selection: Metabolomics

Emre Seli, MD

Infertility centers attain relatively high success rates following in vitro fertilization (IVF), in many cases through the simultaneous transfer of multiple embryos. In 2006, IVF programs transferred a mean number of 2.45 embryos during IVF cycles, leading to a 34.3% live birth rate, of which 32.0% were multiple–infant live births in the United States. more…

Does Endometriosis Arise from Stem Cells?

Hugh Taylor, MD

Experts believe that approximately 15% of reproductive–age women suffer from endometriosis, frequently resulting in pelvic pain and infertility. However, despite its prevalence, endometriosis is still poorly understood. more…

National Children’s Study: Largest Study on How Genes and Environment Affect Children’s Health

Jessica Illuzzi, MD

The Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric, and Environmental Epidemiology has received a $10.7 million grant to expand its participation in the National Children’s Study, which will recruit 100,000 pregnant women throughout the country and follow their children until age 21. more…

Seven Yale Ob/Gyn Physicians Included in New York Magazine’s Top Docs List

New York Magazine’s 11th annual “Best Doctors” issue, hightlights the top doctors in the New York metropolitan area. We congratulate the our selected faculty members for their inclusion in this prestigious listing. more…

Featured Physician: Kathleen Connell

Kathleen Connell, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and a physician at Yale Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. She is ABOG–certified and fellowship trained in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. more…

Developmental Genes and the Pelvic Support System: Understanding the Genetic Basis of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Kathleen Connell, MD

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common, costly, and debilitating disorder that negatively impacts quality of life for many women. During POP, a woman’s pelvic organs (uterus, vagina, bladder, and rectum) descend, causing symptoms that include urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic pain, and sexual dysfunction. POP affects 30%–50% of the population and increases in frequency with advancing age. more…

Newest Additions to Our Faculty: Silasi/Kodaman/Santin

Learn about the newest additions to our faculty. more…

News You Can Use

You may still think of iTunes as a place to get, well, tunes, but Yale University has other ideas. The Office of Public Affairs has launched an effort to put up “netcasts” — downloadable digital files — of talks by alumni, faculty, and others at the iTunes U website. more…

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