Publications by authors named "Rachel Furuya"

Background: Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is extremely rare in pregnancy. It shares clinical and imaging features with more common pregnancy findings such as leiomyoma and molar gestations, which makes diagnosis challenging.

Case: A 36-year-old patient presented at 8 weeks and 1 day gestation for vaginal bleeding.

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Objective: Elevated body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for endometrioid endometrial cancer and its precursor, endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia (EIN). Our objective was to describe the association between BMI and age at EIN diagnosis.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients diagnosed with EIN from 2010 to 2020 at a large academic medical center.

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Introduction: Vaginal laxity (VL) is a sensation of vaginal looseness which may develop after pregnancy and vaginal delivery and may be affected by prior pelvic surgery, menopause and aging. Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a disorder in which pelvic organs descend from the normal position. VL has attracted recent attention due to the advent of energy-based treatments for this symptom.

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