Dr. Steven R. Goldstein MD - Gynecologist in Manhattan, NY

Dr. Steven R. Goldstein MD is a top Gynecologist in Manhattan, New York. Dr Goldstein’s clinical research has had a significant influence on the way gynecology is practiced.

In 1991, he was the first to suggest that a thin, distinct endometrial echo on transvaginal ultrasound in postmenopausal bleeding did not indicate the need for a biopsy. This was finally adopted as the standard of care by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in 2009.

In 1989, he was the first to suggest that simple cysts of postmenopausal ovaries were benign and did not require surgical intervention. In 2009 that, too, became the standard of care.

In 1994, he first described endometrial fluid collections on vaginal sonograms as a naturally occurring, de facto sonohysterogram and determined that when tissue surrounding the fluid is thin, endometrial disease can be excluded.

Also in 1994, he was the first to describe the glandular cystic atrophy causing an unusual ultrasound appearance in women receiving tamoxifen, and has since been involved in the study of—and has published research on—practically every selective estrogen-receptor modulator, including raloxifene, lasofoxifene, levormeloxifene, arzoxifene, and ospemifene.

Dr. Goldstein was the first, in 2004, to warn against unnecessary biopsy in nonbleeding postmenopausal patients with an incidental finding of thick endometrial lining on vaginal sonogram, which was affirmed by ACOG in its Practice Bulletin in 2009, and reaffirmed in 2015.

Since 1995, Dr. Goldstein has argued against blind endometrial biopsies. He also championed saline infusion sonohysterogram—which was finally endorsed by ACOG in its Practice Bulletin in 2012.

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Dr. Steven R. Goldstein MD - Endometriosis Specialist in NYC

Dr. Steven R. Goldstein MD is one of America’s top Gynecologists and has been in private practice for over 25 years. He is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York University School of medicine, Director of Gynecologic Ultrasound at NYU Langone Medical Center and a Past President of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

As an Endometriosis Specialist in NYC, Dr. Goldstein diagnoses and treats this condition. Endometriosis is a very unusual gynecologic disease, whereby the glands that normally lie inside the uterine cavity and are the ones that are shed with a normal period, somehow come to lie outside the uterine cavity almost always in other places in the pelvis. Thus, when bleeding from a period occurs, these glands will have a tiny amount of bleeding internally. This can cause some scarring (adhesions) as well as inflammatory changes that are a well-known source of pelvic pain and sometimes infertility. Usually the pain is worse with the menses, although it can often occur between periods as well.

Originally, laparoscopy (a surgical procedure to look inside the abdomen) was the gold standard for making a differentiation for pain that might be from endometriosis versus normal severe painful periods. As an Endometriosis Specialist in NYC, Dr. Goldstein does not recommend laparoscopies, but uses painless, non-invasive Transvaginal Ultrasounds to diagnose your condition.

Women experiencing painful periods or heavy bleeding during periods may schedule a consultation with Dr. Steven R. Goldstein MD, a top ranked Endometriosis Specialist in NYC.

At Dr. Goldstein’s office, patient care is catered to the patient and Dr. Goldstein is the only medical personnel you will see on your visit as he attends to you from beginning to end, personally performing all examinations and procedures.