Pelvic organ prolapse involves the descent of the pelvic organs such as the bladder, uterus, and rectum through the vagina.
There are two main forms of urinary incontinence affecting women – stress urinary incontinence, and urgency incontinence (otherwise known as an overactive bladder). Sometimes a woman may have both conditions simultaneously. Urodynamic studies (bladder pressure studies) can be very useful in the diagnosis of these conditions and help to define the best treatment options.
Stress urinary incontinence involves leakage during exertional activities such as exercise, sports, jumping, laughing or coughing. This is due to weakness in the pelvic floor structures. Treatments for this include physiotherapy for pelvic muscle strengthening, continence pessaries, and surgeries. Surgeries can involve both non-mesh and mesh options based on patient preferences. Urodynamic studies (or bladder pressure studies) can help determine the best treatment for you and your condition.
Urgency incontinence (or overactive bladder) involves a lingering urgency (needing to rush to the toilet, with or without leakage of urine) and high urinary frequency during the day and overnight. There are many therapies that can assist you with this condition including bladder re-training with a physiotherapist, tailored medications to settle bladder overactivity, and procedures such as botox injections into the bladder.
Pelvic mesh has unfortunately been implicated in complications such as mesh erosions, chronic pain in the pelvis and pain during intercourse.
Heavy bleeding affects many women, and a wide range of treatments are available for this including medications, intrauterine devices, endometrial cavity ablation and hysterectomy.
Pelvic organ prolapse involves the descent of the pelvic organs such as the bladder, uterus, and rectum through the vagina.
There are two main forms of urinary incontinence affecting women – stress urinary incontinence, and urgency incontinence (otherwise known as an overactive bladder). Sometimes a woman may have both conditions simultaneously. Urodynamic studies (bladder pressure studies) can be very useful in the diagnosis of these conditions and help to define the best treatment options.
Stress urinary incontinence involves leakage during exertional activities such as exercise, sports, jumping, laughing or coughing. This is due to weakness in the pelvic floor structures. Treatments for this include physiotherapy for pelvic muscle strengthening, continence pessaries, and surgeries. Surgeries can involve both non-mesh and mesh options based on patient preferences. Urodynamic studies (or bladder pressure studies) can help determine the best treatment for you and your condition.
Urgency incontinence (or overactive bladder) involves a lingering urgency (needing to rush to the toilet, with or without leakage of urine) and high urinary frequency during the day and overnight. There are many therapies that can assist you with this condition including bladder re-training with a physiotherapist, tailored medications to settle bladder overactivity, and procedures such as botox injections into the bladder.
Pelvic mesh has unfortunately been implicated in complications such as mesh erosions, chronic pain in the pelvis and pain during intercourse.
Heavy bleeding affects many women, and a wide range of treatments are available for this including medications, intrauterine devices, endometrial cavity ablation and hysterectomy.
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