Gynecology and Obstetrics has Entered Modern Times: Perspectives and Challenges

In: Frontiers in Surgery · 2014 · vol. 1 , pp. 19 · doi:10.3389/fsurg.2014.00019 · PMID:25593943 · PMC4287019 · W2000330344
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This paper discusses the modernization of obstetrics and gynecology, examining its current perspectives and future challenges.

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This perspectives and challenges article reviews broad advances in gynecology and obstetrics during the 21st century, covering molecular biology, cytogenetics, proteomics, stem-cell approaches, imaging, and improved surgical instrumentation, and discusses how these enable more personalized, multidisciplinary management. It highlights examples such as laparoscopic and hysteroscopic techniques, cryopreservation strategies, in vitro culture for disease modeling and pharmacotesting, and better genetic tools like PGD, along with “see-and-treat” approaches in HPV-related lesions and more precise oncology imaging and treatment stratification. A major caveat is that the paper is not a single empirical study but a broad narrative overview with no original outcome data and limited explicit limitations beyond its general framing and debate questions. Relevance to endometriosis: the paper mentions endometriosis as an example of laparoscopic surgical illustration and cites studies on displaced endometrial glands in fetal reproductive tract with possible pathogenic roles in endometriotic processes, though the work is centrally about overarching advances in gynecology and obstetrics rather than endometriosis-specific mechanisms or treatment trials.

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SPECIALTY GRAND CHALLENGE article Front. Surg., 03 June 2014Sec. Obstetrics and Gynecological Surgery Volume 1 - 2014 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2014.00019
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gynecology, obstetrics, reproductive techniques, assisted, laparoscopic surgery, genetics Citation Bouquet de la Jolinière J, Fadhlaoui A, Dubuisson J-B and Feki A (2014) Gynecology and Obstetrics has Entered Modern Times: Perspectives and Challenges. Front. Surg. 1:19. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2014.00019 Received 11 April 2014 Accepted 20 May 2014 Published 03 June 2014 Volume 1 - 2014 Edited by Christine Joséphine Françoise Louise Wyns, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium Reviewed by Frédéric Debiève, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Belgium Copyright © 2014 Bouquet de la Jolinière, Fadhlaoui, Dubuisson and Feki. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. *Correspondence: [email protected] This article was submitted to Gynecology and Obstetrics, a section of the journal Frontiers in Surgery. Disclaimer All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.

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