What's in a name? A historical perspective on the change of the name of our specialty from Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) to Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS)

Neurourol Urodyn. 2024 Sep;43(7):1477-1478. doi: 10.1002/nau.25512. Epub 2024 May 30.
No abstract available

Keywords: board certification; education; urogynecology.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / history
  • Gynecology / history
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures* / history
  • Terminology as Topic*
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures / history
  • Urology* / history