75^th Anniversary: Southeastern Conference Greats - Globally Known GYN Surgeon Tom Lyons, One of 75 Student-Athletes Honored for Positive Impact on Community, Region, State & Nation. Playing football for the Bulldogs at the University of Georgia (1968-70)....

Adhesions Barrier Trial Advances at CWC&RS Pelvic adhesions, the painful scar tissue that sometimes forms internally in reaction to surgery, contributes up to 40% of the cases of infertility in women....

After 21 Years, Little Has Changed; 65% of Hysterectomies Still Have Large Incisions Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy (LSH) has come of age, 21 years after Thomas L. Lyons, MD, of the Center for Women’s Care & Reproductive Surgery in Atlanta introduced this minimally invasive procedure. Performed as an outpatient surgery, it leaves the cervix in place a keystone support for the anatomy, helping to prevent pelvic prolapse later....

Best Doctors, Inc. Puts Thomas L. Lyons, MD in top 5% - Prestigious Peer Review Picks GYN Surgeon from 1.5 Million. After a rigorous peer review, the exclusive Best Doctors in America® 2007-2008 database...

Dr. Karanvir Virk Joins Center for Women's Care & Reproductive Surgery for Medical Fellowship

Dr. Tom Lyons Advocates Creation of Neo-Vagina in MRKH Patients Six Weeks Before Sexual Activity Commences; MRKH Conference for Teens & Their Families 10/25/08 in Boston Atlanta, GA-"The best time for women who haven't developed a vagina to experience a minimally-invasive corrective procedure for female anatomy is about six to eight weeks before they become sexually active.....

Dr. Lyons Mentors Laparoscopic Surgeons in Latin America - He Headlined Mexico City Conference May 22-25, 2012. Laparoscopic pioneer Thomas L. Lyons MD, trainer of thousands of surgeons internationally over the past 22 years, demonstrated minimally invasive gynecologic surgery techniques in Mexico City in May.

Dr. Tom Lyons Tries New Approach to $20 Billion Internal Scarring &Pain Problem Adhesions, or scars that sometimes form internally in reaction to surgery, are a $20 billion per year problem in the U.S., involving pain for patients and expensive corrective techniques.   Dr. Tom Lyons’ Center for Women’s Care & Reproductive Surgery is now conducting a study on prevention of adhesions.

Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding The Center for Women’s Care & Reproductive Surgery, headed by laparoscopic pioneer Thomas L. Lyons, MD, is conducting a placebo controlled FDA clinical trial on a drug used to control dysfunctional uterine bleeding...

Endometriosis    Management of endometriosis has always been based on relief of symptoms. Despite the fact . . .

Endometriosis Trial Underway Dr. Tom Lyons to Address Academy for Minimally-Invasive Surgery in Strasborg, France; FDA Endometriosis Trial Underway at Center for Women’s Care & Reproductive Surgery

Endometrial Ablation    The most common reason for a woman in her reproductive years to see the gynecologist is because of abnormal vaginal bleeding.

Endoscopy & Sexual Health Thomas L. Lyons, MD, to Address Quality of Life Post Hysterectomy at AAGL’s 38^th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology.  Abdominal Hysterectomy Rates Far Too High Twenty years ago, in 1989 Thomas L. Lyons, MD, of the Center for Women’s Care & Reproductive Surgery in Atlanta....

Essure Women seeking a hassle-free procedure for permanent sterilization that involves no anesthesia, no scalpel incisions and no additional expense of an outpatient surgery center now have a new option. The Essure procedure...

Fertility Specialists Said She'd Never Have a Child; Three Weeks after Endometriosis Surgery, Stacy Ledford was pregnant. Dr. Lyons, Reversed 17 Years of Frustration with Endo Excision......

Globe Trotting GYN Surgeon Thomas L. Lyons, MD, Donates Time As Laparoscopic Surgery Mentor From Lisbon, Portugal, to St. Louis, Missouri; from Moscow to the Mayo Clinic; from Buenos Aires to Costa Rica, Dr. Lyons is respected—and requested as an expert presenter and.......

Heavy Bleeding Not Normal Sign of Aging in Women British Woman Experiences Successful GYN Surgical Solution by Thomas L. Lyons, MD - U.S. surgeon reveals that it is not true -- heavy bleeding is not a normal sign of aging in women. After five years on Provera, a British woman's uterus had...

How to avoid unnecessary gynecologic surgery   Hysterectomy-Yes or No?
Hysterectomy, or surgical removal of the uterus, is the second most common major procedure performed in the United States today, following cesarean section. Approximately 600,000 American women have hysterectomies ...

Hysterectomy Alternatives  

• Minimally-invasive Myomectomy
• OPERA Procedure
• Hope for Endometriosis Sufferers

Internet Lifesaver    Access to information is being revolutionized by the internet -- changing the way people are taking charge of their own health.

Laparoscopic Surgical Correction for Absence of Vagina Featured on CBS-Atlanta, 7/20/2011

Minimally - Invasive Pelvic Floor Repairs  "More than 1/3 of women with Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) who have given birth do not believe that childbirth increases the risk of involuntary urine leakage,"...

Miracle Baby    Anne B. Jarvis, 32, a branch manager for MCI, was told by doctors that she would never have a baby--or that if she ever did, it would be a miracle.

Myla Irwin praises Dr. Lyons in interview aired on CBS Atlanta. Doctor Lyons discusses Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy .

Myomectomy    Uterine fibroids remain the most common tumor of women of either benign or malignant derivation. . .

New Diagnostic for Endometriosis: Virtual Colonoscopy In another groundbreaking move, laparoscopic pioneer Thomas L. Lyons MD of the Center for Women’s Care & Reproductive Surgery will introduce Virtual Colonoscopy to metro Atlanta this summer to help diagnose endometriosis....

Novasure ^TM    Tom Lyons, M.D., Introduces New FDA-Approved In-Office Procedure for Abnormal Bleeding

On the Air with the Doctor Interview with Dr. Tom Lyons by Dr. Adam Shafran: Fitness Expert. Author. Radio Host and Chiropractor. Tape on Dr.Fitness and the Fat Guy, on 1620 AM in Atlanta, GA USA

Olympic Ovarian Cyst    "Olympic-Sized" Ovarian Cyst Filled with Nine Liters (20 lbs) of Fluid Removed Endoscopically

Outpatient Surgery Centers Offer Dramatically Lower Infection Risk One main reason more patients don’t request surgery to be performed as an outpatient procedure is a simple lack of awareness - that it is actually possible to have their surgery done in the outpatient setting.

Pelvic Pain & Amenorrhea in Teens may be symptoms of serious developmental defect. Center for Women’s Care & Reproductive Surgery First to Offer Laparoscopic Correction for Vaginal Abnormality, MRKH Syndrome. Up to a half million women in the U.S. are born with anomalies of the urinary and reproductive system.  In females thousands of these mullerian anomalies, including the absence of a vagina, may not be discovered ...

Prelim Results on Endometriosis Detection Trial with Olympus Narrow Band Imaging Thomas L. Lyons, MD, Medical Director of the Center for Women’s Care & Reproductive Surgery in Atlanta will address the International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy in Orlando, FL, March 27-30, on preliminary results of the clinical trial on Olympus Narrow Band Imaging (NBI).

Robot Surgery - watch this video interview with Dr. Lyons as he discusses robot surgery.

Robotic Surgery: Overpriced Marketing Tool, Bad for Medical Economy, In a speech to the International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy symposium in March, Thomas L. Lyons, MD, medical director of the Center for Women’s Care & Reproductive Surgery in Atlanta, will address one of the untold secrets in medical economics today: robotic surgery......

Some MD's Still "In the Dark Ages" On Exponential Advances in Minimally Invasive GYN Procedures. After 20 Years, Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy (LSH) Not Well Known Dr. Tom Lyons Explains: Patients, Insurers and Employers All Lose Time & Money

Stage 4 Endo, Fibroids & Adhesions Removed = Pregnancy! How Thomas L. Lyons, MD, Saved Kate Melioris’ Family Dreams In 2004 when Kate Melioris was 37, she spent two to three weeks of each month in pain, curled up in a ball, trying to get out of bed. Her health problems involved severe Stage IV endometriosis, as well as adhesions, and two golf ball sized fibroid tumors in her uterus.

Supracervical Hysterectomy    A Dramatic Alternative to Abdominal Hysterectomy

Teen STD Epidemic: Annual PAP Smear & GARDASIL® Vaccine Provides Strong Defense Vs. Cervical Cancer. Dr. Tom Lyons Debunks Myths of Cervical Cancer Prevention & Risks. With one quarter of the population of teenage girls testing positive for sexually transmitted diseases (or more than 3 million teens), gynecologic surgery pioneer Dr. Tom Lyons strongly advocates the GARDASIL vaccine....

Testimonial from MRKH patient whose life has improved immeasurably after surgical procedure by Dr. Lyons of the Center for Women's Care & Reproductive Surgery.

Texas Woman    Cheryl Rossi of El Paso, Texas, interviewed seven surgeons in four cities before deciding to have her hysterectomy performed by Tom Lyons, M.D., of the Center for Women's Care & Reproductive Surgery in Atlanta.

Uterine Artery Embolization Presents Many Dangers: Laparoscopic Myomectomy or Hysteroscopy Are Superior Solutions For Fibroid Tumors  At age 32 Atlanta businesswoman Anne J. was told by doctors that she would never have a baby--or that if she ever did, it would be a miracle.   In fact, she had been told since she was 24 that she should have a hysterectomy to treat benign fibroid tumors. Wisely, Anne continued to search for other options, and ten years later she and her husband...

Urinary Stress Incontinence    A new surgical approach that is replacing many common operations nationwide while lowering healthcare costs is now being applied to the management of urinary stress incontinence (USI).

Vaginal Restoration As Standard Operating Procedure for Pelvic Floor Repair & Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy  Long before resculpted vaginas became the vogue hit of the new millennium for women seeking improved sexual gratification, pelvic prolapse patients repaired by Dr. Tom Lyons knew..

Why Pay More for Hospital - Based Procedures? Globally renowned GYN surgeon Thomas L. Lyons, MD, of the Center for Women’s Care & Reproductive Surgery in Atlanta is launching an advocacy campaign to lower medical costs.