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• Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Carries Higher Risks Than Benefits: Study

  May 3, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study appear to confirm that removing ovaries during a hysterectomy causes more risks than benefits to women who have not yet gone through menopause.

• FDA Provides Guidance on Tissue Collection Systems For Power Morcellators

  June 23, 2022

  Russell Maas

  The FDA has issued a new draft guidance to direct medical device manufacturers on how to ensure power morcellator tissue containment systems are safe and will not put women at risk of the spread of uterine cancer cells.

• Hysterectomy Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $10 Million Award for NY Couple

  January 25, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman and her husband were awarded $10 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit after a gynecologist botched a hysterectomy and misdiagnosed the complications as signs of a urinary tract infection.

• Removal of Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes Linked To Increased Risk of Death For Younger Women: Study

  December 15, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds younger women who have their fallopian tubes and ovaries removed face an increased risk of death when compared to older women who undergo the same procedure.

• FDA Issues Final Guidance On Morcellators Linked To Deadly Cancer Risk

  December 30, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA's final guidance on power morcellators calls for them to only be used on younger women not suspected of having cancer, and only with the use of an approved tissue containment system.

• Zantac Exposed Users to Unsafe Levels of Carcinogen NDMA, Lawsuit Alleges

  July 16, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Zantac lawsuit claims the recalled heartburn drug caused a woman to develop uterine cancer and forced her to have a hysterectomy.

• FDA Issues New Guidelines, Safety Communication On Use Of Power Morcellators

  February 26, 2020

  Russell Maas

  The FDA has issued a new draft guidance on the use of power morcellators linked to the spread of undiagnosed cancers, indicating they should only be used with adequate containment systems and only on certain patient populations.

• NovaSure and Other Endometrial Ablation Procedures Linked To Reports of Burns, Other Serious Injuries

  February 5, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  NovaSure and other endometrial ablation devices are linked to a growing number of so-called thermal bowel injuries which can result in uterus perforations, burns, the need for hysterectomies and even death.

• Morcellator Use Tied To Increased Risk Of Death In Women With Uterine Sarcoma: Study

  September 30, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that women with uterine sarcoma who undergo morcellation face a significantly higher risk of death.

• CDC Weighs New Guidelines For Gynecologists For Detecting Uterine Cancer

  May 11, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The CDC is considering a review of how gynecologists evaluate women for hidden uterine cancer and other sarcomas, which may result in new guidelines.