Tami Rowen, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine

She provides surgical and medical treatment for conditions including abnormal uterine bleeding, fibroids, adnexal masses (growths near the uterus and related structures), cervical dysplasia (precancerous cells on the cervix) and endometriosis.

Rowen earned her medical degree and a master's degree in health and medical sciences through a joint program of the University of California, Berkeley, and UCSF. She completed a residency in obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at UCSF.

Rowen is an internationally recognized expert in sexual health. She serves on the board for the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health and as an associate editor for the Journal of Sexual Medicine. She has conducted studies in developing countries on family planning as well as safe motherhood.

Rowen is a member of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, World Professional Association for Transgender Health and American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

• (066) Development of Sex Education and Violence Prevention Curriculum for Adolescents.
  The Journal of Sexual Medicine 2023 A De Moya, K Chang, S Chawla, S Ly, A Natarajan, T Rowen
• (116) A Pilot Randomized Trial of a Telehealth Pelvic Yoga Program for Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain.
  The Journal of Sexual Medicine 2023 A Huang, T Rowen, M Chao, C Gibson, M Schembri, L Subak
• Sexual function remains persistently low in women after treatment for colorectal cancer and anal squamous cell carcinoma.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2023 Savoie MB, Paciorek A, Van Loon K, Anwar M, Atreya CE, Johnson PC, Kenfield SA, Laffan A, Levin AO, Smith JF, Stanfield D, Venook A, Zhang L, Van Blarigan EL, Rowen T
• Multi-Disciplinary Management in Rectal Cancer Survivorship: A Clinical Practice Review.
  Journal of gastrointestinal cancer 2023 Chan H, Savoie MB, Munir A, Moslehi J, Anwar M, Laffan A, Rowen T, Salmon R, Varma M, Van Loon K
• A Retrospective Case Series on Patient Satisfaction and Efficacy of Non-Surgical Lysis of Clitoral Adhesions.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2022 Myers MC, Romanello JP, Nico E, Marantidis J, Rowen TS, Sussman RD, Rubin RS
• Gaps and Opportunities to Improve Prevention of Human Papillomavirus-Related Cancers.
  Journal of women's health (2002) 2021 Aninye IO, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Blumenthal P, Felder T, Jay N, Merrill J, Messman JB, Nielsen S, Perkins R, Rowen T, Saslow D, Trimble CL, Smith-McCune K
• Awareness, Clinical Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Among Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeons in the United States.
  Urology 2021 Thomas HS, Mmonu NA, Amend G, Dubinskaya A, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Rowen TS, Anger JT, Breyer BN
• Female Genital Self-Image and Modification.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2021 Schmidt CN, Rowen TS
• MP67-23 EVALUATING THE AWARENESS, CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING AMONG FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY SPECIALISTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
  Investigative Urology 2021 Hannah S. Thomas, Nnenaya A. Mmonu, Gregory Amend, Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, Tami Rowen, Jennifer T. Anger, Benjamin N. Breyer
• Nosology of Pelvic Pain and Vulvodynia.
  2020 Tami S. Rowen, Andrew T. Goldstein
• Expert Opinion Regarding "Efficiency and Cost: E-recruitment Is a Promising Method in Gynecological Trials".
  The journal of sexual medicine 2020 Rowen TS
• 006 Sexual Function in Women after Treatment for Colorectal Cancer and Anal Cancer.
  Journal of Sexual Medicine 2020 M.B. Savoie, A. Paciorek, E.L. Van Blarigan, J. Smith, A. Laffan, L. Zhang, A. Levin, S.A. Kenfield, M. Anwar, C. Atreya, A. Venook, K. Van Loon, T. Rowen
• Challenges in the Practice of Sexual Medicine in the Time of COVID-19 in the United States.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2020 Shindel AW, Rowen TS
• Risk Factors for Sexual Pain Among Physically Active Women.
  Sexual medicine 2020 Fergus KB, Cohen AJ, Cedars BE, Rowen TS, Patino G, Breyer BN
• Methodological Challenges in Studying Testosterone Therapies for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2020 Rowen TS, Davis SR, Parish S, Simon J, Vignozzi L
• A multi-disciplinary model of survivorship care following definitive chemoradiation for anal cancer.
  BMC cancer 2019 Savoie MB, Laffan A, Brickman C, Daniels B, Levin A, Rowen T, Smith J, Van Blarigan EL, Hope TA, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Anwar M, Van Loon K
• 067 Vaginal Health for Cancer Survivors Undergoing Pelvic Radiation Therapy.
  Journal of Sexual Medicine 2019 D. Goodwin, M. Krychman, M. Juravic, T. Rowen
• Editorial Comment.
  The Journal of urology 2019 Rowen T
• Postoperative Opioid Use Using Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Guidelines for Benign Gynecologic Procedures.
  Journal of minimally invasive gynecology 2019 Movilla PR, Kokroko JA, Kotlyar AG, Rowen TS
• Editorial Comment on "Self-Reported Vaginal Laxity-Prevalence, Impact, and Associated Symptoms in Women Attending a Urogynecology Cinic".
  The journal of sexual medicine 2018 Rowen TS
• 053 Characteristics of Genital Satisfaction Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Women.
  Journal of Sexual Medicine 2018 T. Rowen, T. Gaither, A. Shindel, B. Breyer
• Management of genitourinary syndrome of menopause in women with or at high risk for breast cancer: consensus recommendations from The North American Menopause Society and The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health.
  Menopause (New York, N.Y.) 2018 Faubion SS, Larkin LC, Stuenkel CA, Bachmann GA, Chism LA, Kagan R, Kaunitz AM, Krychman ML, Parish SJ, Partridge AH, Pinkerton JV, Rowen TS, Shapiro M, Simon JA, Goldfarb SB, Kingsberg SA
• Urogynecologic Surgery and Women's Sexual Health.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2018 Winkelman WD, Rowen TS
• Nosology and Epidemiology of Dyspareunia and Vulvodynia.
  Textbook of Female Sexual Function and Dysfunction 2018 Tami Serene Rowen, Andrew T. Goldstein
• Characteristics of Genital Dissatisfaction Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Women.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2018 Rowen TS, Gaither TW, Shindel AW, Breyer BN
• Postoperative Opioid Utilization Following Benign Gynecological Surgery [31Q].
  Obstetrics and Gynecology 2018 Peter Movilla, Jolene Kokroko, Amalia Kotlyar, Tami Rowen
• Lifestyle and outcomes after gastrointestinal cancer: A prospective cohort study (LOGIC).
  Journal of Clinical Oncology 2018 Marissa Barbara Savoie, Katherine Van Loon, Angela Laffan, Andrea Grace Bocobo, Li Zhang, Alan T Paciorek, Chloe Evelyn Atreya, Mekhail Anwar, Tami Rowen, James F Smith, Dianne Shumay, Stacey A. …
• Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm in the setting of deep endometriosis: an uncommon cause of hemoperitoneum in pregnancy.
  Emergency radiology 2017 Feld Z, Rowen T, Callen A, Goldstein R, Poder L
• Development and Feasibility of a Group-Based Therapeutic Yoga Program for Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain.
  Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2017 Huang AJ, Rowen TS, Abercrombie P, Subak LL, Schembri M, Plaut T, Chao MT
• Urinary Incontinence and Associated Female Sexual Dysfunction.
  Sexual medicine reviews 2017 Duralde ER, Rowen TS
• 026 Review of Urinary Incontinence and Associated Female Sexual Dysfunction.
  Journal of Sexual Medicine 2017 E.R. Duralde, T.S. Rowen
• Treating Sexual Side Effects from Oral Contraceptive Pills.
  Journal of women's health (2002) 2017 Rowen TS
• Group Medical Visits to Provide Gynecologic Care for Women Affected by Breast Cancer.
  Journal of patient-centered research and reviews 2017 Greenwald SR, Watson S, Goldman M, Rowen TS
• Pubic Hair Grooming Prevalence and Motivation Among Women in the United States.
  JAMA dermatology 2016 Rowen TS, Gaither TW, Awad MA, Osterberg EC, Shindel AW, Breyer BN
• Prevalence and Motivation: Pubic Hair Grooming Among Men in the United States.
  American journal of men's health 2016 Gaither TW, Awad MA, Osterberg EC, Rowen TS, Shindel AW, Breyer BN
• 035 Prevalence and Motivation for Pubic Hair Removal among Women in the United States.
  Journal of Sexual Medicine 2016 T.S. Rowen, T.W. Gaither, M.A. Awad, C. Osterberg, A.W. Shindel, B.N. Breyer
• The Sexual Impact of Infertility Among Women Seeking Fertility Care.
  Sexual medicine 2016 Winkelman WD, Katz PP, Smith JF, Rowen TS, Infertility Outcomes Program Project Group
• Current Literature Review.
  Sexual Medicine 2016 Andrea M. Isidori, Tami S. Rowen, Alan W. Shindel
• Editorial Comment on "Sexual Activity, Psychosexual Distress, and Fear of Progression in Women With Human Papillomavirus-Related Premalignant Genital Lesions".
  The journal of sexual medicine 2016 Rowen TS
• The psychosocial impact of infertility among women seeking fertility treatment.
  Fertility and Sterility 2015 W.D. Winkelman, P.P. Katz, J.F. Smith, T. Rowen
• Sexual health care for people with physical disabilities.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2015 Rowen TS, Stein S, Tepper M
• Reproductive and gynecologic health after uterine artery embolization for postabortion hemorrhage.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2014 Rowen TS, Steinauer J, Drey EA, Light A, Conrad M, Kerns JL
• Alternative sexualities: implications for the urologist.
  Current urology reports 2014 Ando KA, Rowen TS, Shindel AW
• A qualitative assessment of Ugandan women's perceptions and knowledge of contraception.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2013 Morse JE, Rowen TS, Steinauer J, Byamugisha J, Kakaire O
• Sexual health for people with disabilities.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2013 Rowen TS
• Use of barrier protection for sexual activity among women who have sex with women.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2012 Rowen TS, Breyer BN, Lin TC, Li CS, Robertson PA, Shindel AW
• New hope: community-based misoprostol use to prevent postpartum haemorrhage.
  Health policy and planning 2012 Prata N, Passano P, Bell S, Rowen T, Potts M
• An Internet survey of demographic and health factors associated with risk of sexual dysfunction in women who have sex with women.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2012 Shindel AW, Rowen TS, Lin TC, Li CS, Robertson PA, Breyer BN
• Where there are (few) skilled birth attendants.
  Journal of health, population, and nutrition 2011 Prata N, Passano P, Rowen T, Bell S, Walsh J, Potts M
• Contraceptive usage patterns in North American medical students.
  Contraception 2010 Rowen TS, Smith JF, Eisenberg ML, Breyer BN, Drey EA, Shindel AW
• The impact of sexual orientation on sexuality and sexual practices in North American medical students.
  The journal of sexual medicine 2010 Breyer BN, Smith JF, Eisenberg ML, Ando KA, Rowen TS, Shindel AW
• Evaluation of a traditional birth attendant training programme in Bangladesh.
  Midwifery 2009 Rowen T, Prata N, Passano P
• What Can Disability Studies Contribute to the Treatment of People with Obesity?.
  Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care 2006 Tami Rowen