A South Korean prospective study has concluded that an injection of port-site bupivacaine hydrochloride following gynecologic laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LSSS) does not provide any additive effect in alleviating postoperative umbilical pain.

Port-site local anesthetic injection for laparoendoscopic surgery

The North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology offers a patient handout on endometriosis. Continue reading for more. 

Patient handout on adolescent endometriosis

Plasma oxytocin levels are significantly higher in oral contraceptive (OC) users than in to non-users, according to a study in Scientific Reports. The cross-sectional study of nearly 200 women also found that scores for satisfaction with life were higher among OC users.

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