Showing 341-360 of 387 for: Cochrane Systematic Reviews > Gynecologic 
- Surgery versus primary endocrine therapy for operable primary breast cancer in elderly women (70 years plus)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-May-2014
Several studies have evaluated the clinical effectiveness of endocrine therapy alone in women aged 70 years or over with operable breast cancer and who are fit for surgery.
- Surgical approach to hysterectomy for benign gynaecological disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Aug-2015
The four approaches to hysterectomy for benign disease are abdominal hysterectomy (AH), vaginal hysterectomy (VH), laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) and robotic-assisted hysterectomy (RH).
- Surgical hand antisepsis to reduce surgical site infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Jan-2016
Medical professionals routinely carry out surgical hand antisepsis before undertaking invasive procedures to destroy transient micro-organisms and inhibit the growth of resident micro-organisms. Antisepsis may reduce the risk of surgical site infections (
- Surgical interruption of pelvic nerve pathways for primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Sep-2010
Dysmenorrhoea is the occurrence of painful menstrual cramps of uterine origin and is a very common gynaecological complaint with negative effect on a sufferer's quality of life. Medical therapy for dysmenorrhoea includes oral contraceptive pills (OCP) and
- Surgical interventions for early squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Jul-2014
Radical surgery has been standard treatment for patients with early vulvar cancer since the mid 1900s. Survival figures are excellent, but complication rates are high. Since 1980, surgery has become more individualised in order to decrease complications i
- Surgical interventions for high‐grade vulval intraepithelial neoplasia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Mar-2014
This is an updated version of an original Cochrane review published in The Cochrane Library, 2011, Issue 1.
- Surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Oct-2001
Different surgical methods for termination of pregnancy have evolved over the years: Dilatation and curettage, power operated vacuum aspiration (VA), manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) or hysterotomy. Local or general anaesthesia is used for all methods. Prea
- Surgical procedures for evacuating incomplete miscarriage
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Sep-2010
Incomplete miscarriage is a major problem that should be effectively managed with safe and appropriate procedures. Surgical evacuation of the uterus for management of incomplete miscarriage usually involves vacuum aspiration or sharp curettage.
- Surgical treatment for tubal disease in women due to undergo in vitro fertilisation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Oct-2020
Tubal disease accounts for 20% of infertility cases. Hydrosalpinx, caused by distal tubal occlusion leading to fluid accumulation in the tube(s), is a particularly severe form of tubal disease negatively affecting the outcomes of assisted reproductive tec
- Surgical treatment of fibroids for subfertility
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jan-2020
Fibroids are the most common benign tumours of the female genital tract and are associated with numerous clinical problems including a possible negative impact on fertility. In women requesting preservation of fertility, fibroids can be surgically removed
- Surgical versus medical methods for second trimester induced abortion
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Apr-2008
Determining the optimal method of performing second-trimester abortions is important, since they account for a disproportionate amount of abortion-related morbidity and mortality.
- Synchronised approach for intrauterine insemination in subfertile couples
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Dec-2014
In many countries intrauterine insemination (IUI) is the treatment of first choice for a subfertile couple when the infertility work up reveals an ovulatory cycle, at least one open Fallopian tube and sufficient spermatozoa. The final goal of this treatme
- Systemic therapy for treating locoregional recurrence in women with breast cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Oct-2001
Between 10% and 35% of women with operable breast cancer will experience an isolated locoregional recurrence following their primary treatment. There is currently no good evidence that adjuvant systemic treatment is effective in this situation and there i
- Tamoxifen for early breast cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Aug-2008
There have been many randomised trials of adjuvant tamoxifen among women with early breast cancer, and an updated overview of their results is presented.
- Tamoxifen for relapse of ovarian cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Mar-2010
Tamoxifen is an important drug for treating breast cancer. Ovarian cancer cells are known to possess receptors for hormones and may thus also respond to tamoxifen.
- Taxane‐containing regimens for metastatic breast cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jun-2015
It is generally accepted that taxanes are among the most active chemotherapy agents in the management of metastatic breast cancer. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003.
- Taxanes for adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Sep-2019
Adjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in premenopausal and postmenopausal women with early breast cancer. Taxanes are highly active chemotherapy agents used in metastatic breast cancer. Review authors examined their role in early breast cancer. This rev
- Techniques for pelvic surgery in subfertility
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Sep-2010
Since the introduction of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) tubal surgery has been less frequently undertaken as a technique to improve fertility in women with damaged fallopian tubes. There are various surgical techniques that can be used to repair blocked or
- Techniques for preparation prior to embryo transfer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Oct-2009
Embryo transfer (ET) is the final and most vulnerable step in in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. Pregnancy rates after ET may be influenced by several factors including cervical preparation, the performance of a dummy or mock transfer, the choice of
- Techniques for surgical retrieval of sperm prior to intra‐cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for azoospermia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Apr-2008
Azoospermia, the absence of sperm in ejaculated semen, is the most severe form of male-factor infertility and is present in approximately 5% of all investigated infertile couples. The advent of intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) has transformed trea
