Patients with complex gynecologic problems deserve the best diagnostic and therapeutic care available. That care is available at the Center for Gynecology, which specializes in gynecologic surgery and urogynecology.

Oncology
Gynecologic oncology services are provided by physicians in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology who work on-site in Carolinas Medical Center's Blumenthal Cancer Center. Following evaluation and diagnosis, a patient may undergo surgery for her pelvic malignancy or receive chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. In addition, the following services are available:

• Surgery for pelvic malignancies
• Radiation therapy
• Specialized laboratory studies
• Nutritional counseling
• Chemotherapy
• Psychological counseling
• Pain management
• Chaplain services

Urogynecology
Because hormone levels and muscle tone change with age, stress incontinence (leakage of urine while coughing, laughing or during exercise or lifting) can become a problem for women in middle age. The center's physicians use urogynecologic tests to pinpoint the cause of the problem and develop solutions, most frequently nonsurgical.

Other specialty services:

• Gynecologic sonography, including two-dimensional real-time ultrasonography of pelvic masses, Doppler ultrasonography of pelvic masses and hysterosonography
• Pelvic reconstructive surgery
• Invasive Procedures, including ovarian cyst aspiration and laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy