Week 4: Anais

This week was a slower week since Dr. Fenster was out of town at the beginning.  Thus, I continued my literature search on pelvic pain and heavy menstrual bleeding and presented on the topic on Tuesday.  I then further read up on papers to ideate how to best improve and implement Dr.Fenster’s device. I also went to Dr.Howard’s seminar on Thursday, where I learned more about the current disparities in obstetrics and how research can help.  It was eye opening to see how the United States lags behind in terms of maternal health.  However, I was also glad to see that doctors like Dr.Howard were actively speaking about these topics and trying to change the system in order to deliver more equitable health care.  I hope I can further help bridge some of the gaps in women’s healthcare in my own research as well. On Friday, I observed an abdominal entrance myomectamy which was once again very interesting to see. This patient in particular had around 28 fibroids so the before and after was quite the stark comparison.