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An ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is an outpatient health care facility that provides surgical care and other procedures in a single day. Unlike a conventional hospital, which can require multiple overnight stays, these centers can result in a better experience when you need surgery — especially during COVID-19. ON THIS PAGE: Surgeons and Patients Benefit …

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By Nilofar Kazi, Director of Education and Community Outreach Endometriosis, a disease that occurs when tissue that normally lines the uterus begins to grow outside of it, affects approximately 10% of women in the U.S.¹ Managing the condition can be difficult, especially when severe symptoms like chronic pelvic pain regularly disrupt everyday activities. Many women with …

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Paul J. MacKoul, M.D., co-founder, The Center for Innovative GYN Care ON THIS PAGE: Time Is of the Essence Health Insurance Glossary of Terms Opportunities for This Year Tactics for Next Year When you need major surgery, health insurance can be invaluable. But it can also be confusing. The patient advocates at The Center for …

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Paul J. MacKoul, M.D., co-founder, The Center for Innovative GYN Care Women with heavy bleeding and pelvic pain due to fibroids who do NOT desire fertility can achieve permanent relief from their symptoms with hysterectomy surgery. Determining which surgical procedure is right for them depends on several crucial factors.   ON THIS PAGE: The DualPortGYN® Difference …

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Paul J. MacKoul, M.D., co-founder, The Center for Innovative GYN Care If you have endometriosis, you know it may only be a matter of time before it becomes necessary to find a surgeon to remove it. At any of its four stages, endometriosis can cause severe pelvic pain and heavy bleeding, which often interferes with …

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By: CIGC Staff Health insurance, and all the intricacies that go along with it, can be difficult to make sense of — especially when you’re dealing with a complex GYN condition and planning your health care. Open enrollment season is right around the corner, so now is the time to start looking at your health …

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Louise van der Does, PhD, CIGC Director of Research Endometriosis occurs when cells that make up the lining of the uterus begin to travel and grow outside the uterus. These lesions can implant on any of the surrounding organs — such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, bowel or bladder — and cause severe pain. Endometriosis can only be definitively diagnosed through …

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Fibroids are noncancerous tumors in the uterine muscle. Though they may start small, they will grow over time. For many people with fibroids, the longer they wait to remove them, the fewer treatment options they have.  When patients with large fibroids seek surgical removal, doctors will often tell them minimally invasive or laparoscopic procedures are not possible due to the size of …

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The deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the Black Lives Matter movement and the COVID-19 outbreak have highlighted long held inequities for people of color around the world. Those inequities are especially notable in health care. At The Center for Innovative GYN Care, we’re committed to improving the lives of women through the treatment of …

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