Description: General Session V
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Faculty: Cheryl B. Iglesia, Diana Atashroo, Karen Brandon

2:00 pm  MedTalk V: Fem Tech: The Evidence Behind Sexual Health Devices and Enhancers
                 Cheryl B. Iglesia, MD

Course Description: Do you know what tools and toys your patients are using in the bedroom? What's the skinny on lasers and wands touted at medspas or injectables like PRP for orgasm and sexual enhancement. This talk for gynecologic surgeons will divulge the evidence versus hype and clarify the terminology for cosmetic gynecology.

Learning Objectives: After attending this session, the participant will be able to: 1) Outline terminology and energy-based devices used for cosmetic gynecologic indications; 2) List sexual tools and toys used by patients for sexual pleasure; and 3) Cite indications and evidence-based outcomes from injectable treatment such as PRP and Botox.

2:15pm   Panel: Beyond the Scalpel: State-of-the-Art Physical Therapy as a Co-Therapeutic Modality in MIGS
                Chair: Diana Atashroo, MD
                Faculty: Karen Brandon, DSc, PT, WCS

Course Description: Surgical success requires more than technical precision; optimal outcomes depend also on integrated rehabilitation. Pelvic health physical therapy is a vital co-therapeutic partner, not just post-op aftercare. Reframing physical therapy as co-therapy emphasizes its role in enhancing surgical outcomes, not simply addressing complications. Many patients undergoing benign gynecologic surgery report unexpected changes in bladder, bowel, or sexual function. Early interdisciplinary collaboration—particularly involving pelvic PTs—can clarify the functional goals of surgery, identify impairments, and guide patients toward recovery, reducing post-operative frustration and uncertainty.

Learning Objectives: After attending this session, the participant will be able to: 1) Describe the role of pelvic health physical therapy across the perioperative period, including its impact on surgical planning, enhanced recovery protocols, and long-term patient outcomes in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIGS); 2) Evaluate current evidence-based physical therapy interventions that support recovery and functional restoration following gynecologic procedures, with attention to bowel, bladder, and sexual health; and 3) Apply practical strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration by identifying appropriate patient referrals, understanding standard pelvic physical therapy protocols, and integrating co-therapeutic rehabilitation principles into gynecologic surgical care.

COURSE OUTLINE
2:15 PM Reframing Physical Therapy as Co-Therapy, Not Aftercare
D. Atashroo

2:30 PM Evidence-Based Outcomes of Early Integrated PT and Frontiers in Pelvic Rehabilitation
K. Brandon

2:45 PM Physical Therapy on the Inside - Bridging the Gap Between Form and Function
D. Atashroo

3:00 PM Adjourn