Tag: Incontinence
FDA Tightens Rules for Using Mesh Implants in Prolapse Repair
Agency aims to improve treatment of pelvic organ prolapse
FDA Approves New Device for Fecal Incontinence
Viable surgical option when medical measures have failed
Thermal-Based Laser May Treat Stress Urinary Incontinence
Findings less promising for mixed urinary incontinence after one year of follow up
Vaginal Mesh Surgery Concerns May Be Overstated
Only one in 30 women will suffer a complication that requires a second procedure
New Evidence Can Help Informed Choice in Incontinence Surgery
For mid-urethral sling, fewer adverse events with transobturator route versus retropubic route
Types/Timing of Physical Activity May Up Incontinence Risk
Slightly increased odds of moderate/severe SUI with substantially increased lifetime physical activity
Bariatric Surgery May Help Ease Urinary Incontinence
If pounds stayed off, bladder control improvement was seen after three years
Meds Offer Slight Symptom Relief in Overactive Bladder
Small reductions in urge incontinence episodes, voids per day with daily dose of medications
AUA: Botox Injections May Reduce Urinary Incontinence
Relief for majority -- but not all -- of patients who got injections for urinary incontinence
Less Urinary Incontinence After Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
At five years post-op, more women have UI with subtotal hysterectomy; vaginal bleeding for 11 percent
