Leaking urine when you laugh is not funny. It is both embarrassing and worrisome. It can lead to isolation for fear of urinating in public. Known as stress incontinence, it is the most common type of incontinence, and it usually affects women more than men.
Fecal incontinence is one of the most difficult and often embarrassing medical conditions to discuss. Because of this, many people suffer in silence, unaware that effective treatments are available. Some may not even recognize they have fecal incontinence, which can delay necessary medical care.
Uterine fibroids may be common, but symptoms like heavy bleeding, pelvic pressure, and pain can cause uncommon (and discouraging) disruptions to your everyday life. A myomectomy is a surgical procedure that removes fibroids while preserving the uterus. Our care team offers minimally invasive myomectomy,
Your 40s can bring a lot of changes to a woman’s body, and some of them get talked about more than others. There’s plenty of online (and in-person!) discussion around weight gain, muscle loss, and even thinning hair. One area that often doesn’t get talked about enough?
What are the benefits of sacrocolpopexy? A woman living with the little known condition of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) has her life turned upside down. It affects her emotionally, physically, socially, sexually, and may even affect employment. There are several treatments to help improve the symptoms,
A urogynecologist is a doctor who is specially trained to treat women with both gynecologic issues as well as problems concerning urology. This medical field of urogynecology did not exist until 2011, so it is a relatively new medical profession. Urogynecologists treat many issues so women only need to see one doctor instead of multiple ones.
Many patients find discussing or dealing with bowel incontinence challenging. Those who are regularly faced with such issues find it embarrassing for both them and their loved ones. Nevertheless, it remains a topic that needs clarification. Let’s consider handling bowel incontinence: causes and treatments.
Urinary incontinence—the accidental release of urine—is common, especially among older women. Stress incontinence happens when you sneeze, cough, laugh, or do other things that put pressure on your bladder. Urge incontinence happens when you suddenly need to urinate and can’t reach the toilet in time.
Pelvic organ prolapse is a scary sounding name. It occurs when the pelvic organs and tissues that support the pelvic organs—uterus, bladder, vagina, small bowel, or rectum—become weak or loose. Let’s review the 7 signs you may have pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
For some reason female urinary incontinence is not a major topic of conversation among women, although it should be. It is a common problem among 25 – 45% of women over the age of 30 in the United States, and getting all the facts should be worth any embarrassment.
