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The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services for women. There are 32 physicians on the staff of the department. Besides patient care, staff members are also involved in research and medical education.
The Section of Obstetrics offers expert, personalized care for women before, during and after pregnancy. The Section of Maternal and Fetal Medicine specializes in high-risk pregnancies.
The Section of Gynecology treats disorders of the female reproductive and urinary systems. The section of gynecologic surgery includes seven board-certified gynecologic oncologists, offering highly skilled, state-of-the art care for women with cancers of the female reproductive tract. Gynecology also includes pelvic and reconstructive surgery specialists (urogynecologists) as well as experts in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.
The following shows the typical number of patients treated annually at Mayo Clinic’s Obstetrics & Gynecology practice:
| Surgical |
| Abdominal hysterectomy |
539 |
| Vaginal hysterectomy |
440 |
| Laparoscopy |
552 |
| Total urinary tract procedures |
620 |
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| Obstetrical |
| Total deliveries |
2158 |
| Cesarean sections |
609 |
| Assisted vaginal delivery (forceps/vacuum) |
101 |
| High risk (% of patients) |
25% |
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| Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility |
| Fresh IVF cycles |
196 |
| Frozen embryo transfer cycles |
206 |
Faculty
The teaching faculty working in the clinics and hospitals are exclusively Mayo Clinic staff. Therefore, the Mayo patient population is available to provide an extensive learning opportunity and experience for resident education.
The teaching staff is dedicated to the three shields of Mayo’s emblem: clinical medicine, education, and research.
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