Rahman S

Multicompartment pelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs when multiple pelvic organs herniate through the pelvic floor, impacting quality of life and daily function. Concomitant POP and rectal prolapse are common but often underrecognized. A mul…

Elayna Kirsch,1 Sadiq Rahman,2 Katrina Kerolus,2 Rabale Hasan,1 Dorota B Kowalska,1 Amruta Desai,2 Sergio D Bergese2 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiol…

Dysmenorrhea is the most common pathology women of childbearing age face. It is defined as painful uterine cramping associated with menstruation. Primary dysmenorrhea occurs in the absence of an organic cause, whereas secondary dysmenorrhea…

Our aim was to assess whether preoperative pelvic ultrasound findings influence the operative plan for gender-affirming hysterectomy. This was a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent gender-affirming hysterectomy from Februar…

Vicarious menstruation refers to cyclical bleeding outside the uterine cavity during the menstrual cycle. Haemolacria, or blood in tears, is a rare medical phenomenon that can occur with menstruation or in association with endometriosis. En…

BackgroundPsychological and pharmacological therapies are the recommended first-line treatments for common mental disorders (CMDs) but may not be universally accessible or utilised.AimsTo determine the extent to which primary care patients …

PurposeAdenomyosis is a poorly understood entity with no unified treatment protocol. It has been thought to only affect the quality of life of older women, but growing evidence is highlighting the increased frequency of adenomyosis in young…

PurposeEndometriomas are a common cause of infertility necessitating assisted reproductive technology (ART). It had been previously thought that surgical removal of the endometriomas prior to ART would improve reproductive outcomes, but rec…

Endometriosis negatively impacts the lives of countless women around the world. When medical management fails to improve the quality of life for women with either previously confirmed or suspected endometriosis often a decision must be made…

PURPOSE: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has become a novel treatment in various aspects of medicine including orthopedics, cardiothoracic surgery, plastic surgery, dermatology, dentistry, and diabetic wound healing. PRP is now starting to becom…

Endometriosis negatively impacts the lives of countless women around the world. When medical management fails to improve quality of life often women are left making a decision whether or not to proceed with surgery. With endometriomas, pati…

(1) Background: Adenomyosis is a poorly understood entity which makes it difficult to standardize treatment. In this paper we review and compare the currently approved medical and surgical treatments of adenomyosis and present the evidence …

Endometriosis of the diaphragm has been gaining more attention in the practice of gynecologists and thoracic surgeons in recent years. Understanding related symptoms and developing imaging methods have improved their approach. A review of t…

Objectives/hypothesisPsychological comorbidity is common in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and is correlated with decreased overall and disease-specific quality of life (QoL). Prior research reported that anxiety and depression,…

The p53 protein plays a central role in mediating immune functioning and determines the fate of the cells. Its role as a tumor suppressor, and in transcriptional regulation and cytokine activity under stress conditions, is well defined. The…

Optical technologies using laser spectroscopy and imaging offer the ability to non-invasively diagnose and monitor early cancers in-vivo. For many precancers and early cancers the current standard of care relies on histopathological assessm…