eCoin In my last post, I discussed percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation, or PTNS. This is an office procedure that treats overactive bladder. The tibial nerve is stimulated with a small electric...
Overactive bladder (OAB) is common. Many women have symptoms of needing to empty their bladder all the time, needing to empty urgently, and sometimes leaking before they can get there. Different...
Botox for Overactive Bladder I don’t really mind getting older, but I don’t really want to look my age, either. When I was younger, I never thought I would consider facial fillers or Botox. But as...
I recently went to a conference. The joint AUGS (American Urogynecologic Association) and IUGA (International Urogynecological Association) conference to be exact. A few years ago, a good friend...
The mystery of pelvic floor dysfunction. There is not much focus on the pelvic floor muscles, even less on pelvic floor dysfunction in medical training in the US. That may seem surprising, but it is...
Pelvic organ prolapse is common but rarely discussed. Women who have a prolapse often have bladder issues too. A cystocele, or a prolapse of the vagina and bladder, impacts the bladder more than...