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Urogynecology
Urogynecology is an evaluation and treatment (surgical and non-surgical) of urologic issues for women. Some of these issues include stress incontinence, urge incontinence, and prolapse.
Procedures and Treatments Offered for Incontinence:
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Medical - Posterior tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder, medications for overactive bladder
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Surgical - Surgical treatment of stress incontinence (sling procedure)
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Physical Therapy - Treatment for stress and urge incontinence
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Urethral Bulking - Treatment for intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD)
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Urodynamics - Diagnosis stress incontinence, urge incontinence, and intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD)
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Cystoscopy - diagnosis interstitial cystitis (IC) and chronic cystitis, bladder tumors
Procedures and Treatments Offered for Prolapse:
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Pessary
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Surgery
Procedures and Treatments Offered for Pelvic Floor Tension Myalgia (PFTM) and chronic pelvic pain:
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Specialized Medications
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Pelvic floor physical therapy with a female physical therapist who is trained in pelvic floor physical therapy
Diagnosis and Medical Treatments Offered for Interstitial Cystitis (IC).
Diagnosis and Medical Treatments Offered for Chronic Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections.
Definitions:
- Stress incontinence:
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- Unintentional leakage of urine, typically seen with cough, sneeze, or strenuous activity.
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- Unintentional leakage of urine following a strong, uncontrollable urge to void.
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- Protrusion of the pelvic organs into the vagina.
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- Injection of collage or other material into the region of the urethral sphincter or bladder neck to improve incontinence in the face of ISD.
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- Using a camera-like device to look inside the bladder.
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- Specialized bladder testing to diagnose stress incontinence, ISD, urge incontinence.
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- An abnormality of the urethral sphincter function that can result in incontinence.
- Interstitial cystitis (IC):
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- A bladder condition manifested by urinary urgency, frequency, and bladder pain.
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- A chronic inflammation and/or spasm of the pelvic floor muscles resulting in pain, which can be referred to the lower abdominal area.
