Two ways to get cheaper prescription medications There are certain conversations that I have every day. Every day, I talk about the price of prescription medication. It is inevitable. This...
Urinary tract imaging
The bladder is connected to the kidneys by the ureters. The kidneys and bladder work closely together. Bladder conditions can impact the kidneys and vice versa. There are times when I need a...
What’s a cystoscopy?
Any word that ends with “oscopy” means that we are looking at something. A colonoscopy is looking in the colon. A microscopy is looking at small things. And words with “cysto” in them generally...
What’s a standing cough test?
Sometimes I think medicine seems like a foreign world to people. It feels strange and maybe full of weird words and testing that doesn’t make sense. I spend so much time thinking about the bladder...
What is urodynamics?
Why is it done? Urodynamics (also known as a UDS, CMG or cystometrogram) is a procedure done in a doctor’s office to evaluate the bladder. This test is usually done to determine why you are leaking...
Too embarrassed about symptoms to see the doctor?
There are many reasons that women don’t go to the doctor. I frequently hear, “I was just too embarrassed about my symptoms to come earlier." While you might want to avoid the doctor's office, is...





