Howard T. Sharp

Over the last 2 decades, the rate of oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy in the United States has consistently been between 40-50%. A decline in hormone use has been observed since the release of the principal results of the Women's He…

STUDY QUESTION: Is sexual and/or physical abuse history associated with incident endometriosis diagnosis or other gynecologic disorders among premenopausal women undergoing diagnostic and/or therapeutic laparoscopy or laparotomy regardless …

STUDY QUESTION: What are the pain characteristics among women, with no prior endometriosis diagnosis, undergoing laparoscopy or laparotomy regardless of clinical indication? SUMMARY ANSWER: Women with surgically visualized endometriosis re…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of vaginal apex excision in the treatment of patients with posthysterectomy dyspareunia. STUDY DESIGN: This was a case series with an independent third-party survey of …