Bert Vorstman, MD,MS,FAAP,FRACS,FACS www.urologyweb.com The latest issue of PLOS ONE reported that researchers may have found a method to assess the women at risk for developing a urinary tract infection (UTI) following pelvic-floor surgery. Urinary tract infections (UTI), the most common type of bacterial infection, have estimated treatments costs exceeding USD$1 billion a year in […]
UTI Risk in Women Following Pelvic-floor Surgery
The latest issue of PLOS ONE reported that researchers may have found a method to assess the women at risk for developing a urinary tract infection (UTI) following pelvic-floor surgery. Urinary tract infections (UTI), the most common type of bacterial infection, have estimated treatments costs exceeding USD$1 billion a year in the United States alone. […]
New Advice for Treating Urinary Incontinence in Women
In light of recent concerns over common surgical treatments for urinary incontinence in women, the American College of Physicians has published new recommendations for treating this common condition without surgery. These simple lifestyle changes can help many women avoid the stresses and risks of surgery in favor of a more natural approach to treating this […]
Bacteria May Be Cause of Common Incontinence
Urinary incontinence in women is often attributed to childbirth or pregnancy and sometimes even just the simple aging process. Researchers at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine found that the bacteria in healthy women’s bladders were different in women with a specific, and common, form of urinary incontinence. They published their findings in July in the American […]
Non-Surgical Treatments for Pelvic Floor Issues
Women suffering from pelvic floor dysfunction often suffer in silence, either because they are embarrassed by their symptoms or because they have sought help in the past and come up empty. New research points to some simple, yet effective solutions. For the one in three women who suffer from pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), this is […]