Adhesions are scar tissue that form between two structures or organs inside the body that are not normally connected to each other. Adhesions may appear as thin sheets of tissue similar to plastic ...

Q: My doctor said I may have abdominal adhesions after having my appendix removed. What are these? A: Adhesions are basically scar tissue inside your body that may stick (adhere) to body tissue and/or ...

Bristow RE and Montz FJ (2005) Prevention of adhesion formation after radical oophorectomy using a sodium hyaluronate-carboxymethylcellulose (HA-CMC) barrier. Gynecol Oncol 99: 301–308 Postoperative ...

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of site-specific manual soft tissue therapy in (1) facilitating natural fertility and (2) improving in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancy rates in women with ...

Table 2. Diagnostic Accuracies of Different Methods in the Detection of Deep Endometriosis Financial & Competing Interests Disclosure: The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KFSN) -- Almost 90% of the millions of people undergoing abdominal or pelvic surgery every year will suffer through painful internal scar tissue. But it looks like there's a new way ...

SEATTLE, October 14, 2002--A majority of women who suffer from chronic pelvic pain have been told that their pain is "normal" or even exaggerated despite their own perception of it as severe and ...