Stephanie Morris

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the current state of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)-Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (FMIGS) programs, assessing case volume, case types, and differences among …

Endometriosis is a chronic multisystem disease caused by the presence of endometrium-like tissue outside the endometrial canal, inciting inflammation and fibrosis. Transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) and MRI have replaced diagnostic laparoscopy …

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Previous modeling data suggest ovarian conservation up to age 65 for women without adnexal disease and at average risk of ovarian cancer because of an increase in mortality associated with ovarian removal. Recent modeling…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To identify intraoperative factors during laparoscopic hysterectomy associated with postoperative opioid use and increased pain scores during the acute postoperative period. METHODS: This is a prospective survey-…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To characterize obstetric outcomes for concomitant Asherman syndrome and adenomyosis. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTING: A community teaching hospital affiliated with a large academic medical center. PATIENTS…

OBJECTIVE: Review the menstrual and obstetric outcomes among Asherman syndrome patients when stratified by disease severity. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: A community teaching hospital affiliated with a large academic medic…

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the accuracy of tissue sampling techniques for the diagnosis of adenomyosis. DATA SOURCES: Systematic Review via MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library searches. METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION: Review performed utilizing the Pre…

BACKGROUND: In the setting of America's opioid epidemic, judicious postoperative opioid prescribing is important. Gynecologists lack standard guidelines about postoperative opioid prescriptions. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the study were…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a common occurrence after minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIGS). This review discusses the definition, incidence, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of POUR after MIGS. …

Clinical management of endometriosis is limited by the complex relationship between symptom severity, heterogeneous surgical presentation, and variability in clinical outcomes. As a complement to visual classification schemes, molecular pro…

Clinical management of endometriosis is limited by the complex relationship between symptom severity, heterogeneous surgical presentation, and variability in clinical outcomes. As a complement to visual classification schemes, molecular pro…

BACKGROUND: The ovarian follicular basal lamina underlies the epithelial membrana granulosa and maintains the avascular intra-follicular compartment. Additional layers of basal lamina occur in a number of pathologies, including pili annulat…