Editorial Comment on Carter-Thomason Uterine Suspension Technique

To the Editors:

Editorial Comment on Carter-Thomason Uterine Suspension Technique

I was pleased to see James E. Carter, M.D., publish his results on the Carter-Thomason uterine suspension technique (1999;44:417-422). I have been using it for approximately a year and one-half. We have performed 16 cases with good results and without complications. I found the technique easy to learn and much more effective than any other laparoscopic uterine suspension technique. We are currently following our patients for approximately two years. I hope to have a prospective study completed at that time. Our primary indication is collision dyspareunia duplicated by palpation of the fixed retroverted uterus at bimanual examination. Also, for those patients who require extensive cul-de-sac dissection, uterine suspension offers a good technique for moving the tubes and ovaries away from the denuded surface. I heartily endorse Dr. Carter's needle and technique for this procedure.

1. Letter to the editor refers the following article: Carter, JE. Carter-Thomason uterine suspension and positioning by ligament investment, fixation and truncation. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 1999; 44:417- 422.