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...
Urge suppression is a pelvic floor muscle technique to help with leaking from urgency incontinence (or OAB). To do it, you need some patience, some practice, and a strong pelvic floor contraction. ...
There are lots of treatments for overactive bladder but not all of the treatments appeal to everyone. You might be looking for something that feels more holistic to you. Or maybe you want to avoid...
Overactive bladder (OAB) is so common. We think that more than 35 million Americans have it. We don’t really understand exactly why this happens. But we know that it involves how the bladder...