Patient Preferences and Knowledge Regarding Hysterectomy: A Study from the Fellows' Pelvic Research Network (FPRN)®.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe preference for and knowledge of hysterectomy routes in women presenting to urogynecology/gynecology clinics throughout the United States and to determine association with health literacy. Our primary aim was preference for hysterectomy route, and secondary aims were knowledge of basic pelvic structures and function, knowledge of various hysterectomy routes, and baseline health literacy level.

Methods: This multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted through the Fellows' Pelvic Research Network.

Surgical Planning and Counseling in Adolescence: A Case Report of a 16-Year-Old with an Aborting Pelvic Mass.

This case illustrates a rare finding and successful treatment of an aborting fibroid in a virginal adolescent. Careful consideration for the exam process, specific counseling, surgical planning and approach in this case are presented.

Correction: Identification of a serum-induced transcriptional signature associated with metastatic cervical cancer.

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Identification of a serum-induced transcriptional signature associated with metastatic cervical cancer.

Objective: Tumor cells that escape local tissue control can convert inflammatory cells from tumor suppressors to tumor promoters. Moreover, soluble immune-modulating factors secreted from the tumor environment can be difficult to identify in patient serum due to their low abundance. We used an alternative strategy to infer a metastatic signature induced by sera of cervical cancer patients.