{"paper_id":"68ee2350-e6de-4b3c-ad64-fdf12976f69c","body_text":"Abstract\nLasers have come a long way since Schawlow and Townes explained how the process of stimulated emission of radiation could be used to amplify visible light [1]. Subsequently, Maiman produced the first working laser [2]. Lasers have since then found wide and varied applications in many specialties in the medical field including that of gynecology. Gynecologists, all over the world, are becoming increasingly aware of the potential applications of lasers in both conventional surgeries and newer endoscopic and microsurgical procedures. The types of lasers now used are as diverse as the diseases they are used to treat.\nPreview\nUnable to display preview. Download preview PDF.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nSchawlow AL, Townes CH. Infrared and optical masers. Physiol Rev 1958; 112:1940.\nMaiman T. Stimulated optical radiation in ruby. 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J Reprod Med 1993; 389 (11): 875–8.\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 2002 Springer Science+Business Media New York\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nTakkar, D., Sinha, A. (2002). Lasers in Gynaecology. In: Vij, D.R., Mahesh, K. (eds) Medical Applications of Lasers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0929-5_10\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0929-5_10\nPublisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA\nPrint ISBN: 978-0-7923-7662-0\nOnline ISBN: 978-1-4615-0929-5\neBook Packages: Springer Book Archive\nKeywords\n- Ectopic Pregnancy\n- Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia\n- Carbon Dioxide Laser\n- Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy\n- Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. 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