Current and Emerging Therapies for Endometriosis and Uterine Fibroids: What Do You Need to Know? | Georgine Lamvu, MD, MPH
Georgine Lamvu, MD, MPH
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Gynecologic Surgery and Pelvic Pain Specialist
Director of the Fellowship in Advanced and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Orlando VA Medical Center
Chair of the Board, International Pelvic Pain Society
Orlando, Florida
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Dr. Lamvu received her undergraduate and medical degrees (MD) from Duke University and she completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. Additionally, she received her Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology and completed a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain at UNC in 2003. Currently she is a Gynecologic Surgeon, and a Pelvic Pain Specialist who maintains an active educational role as Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Central Florida and Director of the Fellowship in Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Orlando VA Medical Center. Her research and publications encompass a variety of study designs including randomized clinical trials focusing on vulvodynia, chronic pelvic pain, post-operative pain and other surgical outcomes in women living with chronic pain. She also serves as Chair of the Board for the International Pelvic Pain Society. A full bibliography of Dr. Lamvu’s publications is available here.
Current and Emerging Therapies for Endometriosis and Uterine Fibroids: What Do You Need to Know? Learning Objectives:
- Summarize the diagnostic evaluation for uterine fibroids and endometriosis including ultrasound, lab tests and other imaging tests
- Recognize the benefits and limitations of current and emerging options for medical management of endometriosis and uterine fibroids
- Discuss recent clinical data for the management of endometriosis-associated pain and uterine fibroids
- Employ strategies to actively integrate current clinical evidence- and practice-based recommendations for the management of patients with endometriosis and uterine fibroids