How do you change your behavior and stick to it? Improving bladder leaking often requires changing some of your behaviors (see my post on lifestyle changes that improve bladder leakage.) I might ask you to start working on your pelvic floor muscle strength which would require an exercise routine or going to physical therapy. Or…
I frequently compare the bladder to a cranky toddler. Just like a tired toddler, there are triggers that can make your bladder melt down. We call these triggers bladder irritants- things that irritate your bladder. It may not always feel predictable and some days may be worse than others. Some foods may become bladder irritants…
Laser therapies are used in medicine for many different conditions. Urologists use lasers to break up kidney stones and get them out of the body. Ear, nose and throat surgeons use lasers to treat tumors. LASIK eye surgery is one of the most common laser procedures but you may have not realized that it was…
What is urogynecology? Many women have never heard of a urogynecologist and aren’t sure what they do. A gynecologist treats the vagina and female reproductive organs. A urologist treats the bladder, kidneys and male reproductive organs. So, what is urogynecology and what does a urogynecologist do? Urogynecology is the field of medicine that addresses pelvic…
Life is a little different… These are strange times. Everything is just a little different. I have continued to see patients in my urogynecology practice although now with a mask and a face shield. The appointments are longer and timed differently to minimize the number of people in the waiting room and to follow social…
Everyone who treats bladder leaking agrees that conservative measures (not surgery or medication) should be the first line of treatment. Improving your pelvic floor strength is often the place to start. Pelvic floor muscle training improves all types of bladder leaking: stress urinary incontinence, urgency urinary incontinence and mixed urinary incontinence. Strengthening these muscles with…
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