Moderator: Joseph S. Sanfilippo, MD Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences University of Pittsburgh Academic Division Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Magee Women’s Hospital Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Participants:
Linda D. Bradley, MD Professor of Surgery and Vice Chairman, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health Institute Director, Center for Menstrual Disorders, Fibroids, & Hysteroscopic Services Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio
Ted L. Anderson, MD, PhD Vice Chair, Clinical Operations and Quality Betty and Lonnie S. Burnett Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology Director, Division of Gynecology Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Anderson reports no financial relationships relevant to this article. Dr. Bradley reports receiving grant support from Bayer and Capture-US; serving on the Scientific Advisory Panel of AbbVie, Bayer, Boston Scientific, Medtronics, and PCORI; and receiving royalties from Elsevier, UpToDate, and Wolters Kluwer. Dr. Sanfilippo reports no financial relationships relevant to this article.
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