Continence Program
Center for Women’s Health offers an individualized treatment plan for pelvic floor dysfunction. Women with urinary leakage, pelvic pain, pelvic relaxation, urinary frequency and fecal incontinence are treated with a variety of modalities including biofeedback and stimulation which is an attractive alternative for many women, as well as indicated drug therapy or surgical treatments.
Did you know:
- 1 in 3 women may have a problem with bladder control.
- High impact physical activities, estrogen changes, pregnancy/vaginal delivery/episiotomy & pelvic muscle weakness are a few of the risk factors for bladder control problems.
- There are many treatment options for bladder control: exercises, medication and/or surgery.
- There are very effective surgical options.
- Almost all people do ‘kegel’ exercises wrong.
- People wait an average of 7 years to seek treatment often because they say it’s not so bad or they fear the treatment.
- #1 statement after patients come to us for treatment is:“I wish I would have come sooner”.
We know that bladder control problems only get worse without treatment. As health care providers we want to know about this important health care issue. Please complete the following questionnaire.
- Do you ever leak urine when you cough, sneeze, laugh or exercise? Yes/ No
- Do you ever leak urine on the way to the bathroom or can’t get to the bathroom on time? Yes/ No
- Do you leak urine, but are unsure when it occurs? Yes/ No
- Do you wear a pad and it gets wet? Yes/ No
- Do you go to the bathroom frequently ( less than every 2 hours ) with or without urine leaking? Yes/ No
- Do you feel an urgent need to get to the bathroom? Yes/ No
- Do you have to urinate more than 2 times at night? Yes/ No
- Do you get frequent bladder or urinary tract infections? Yes/ No
- Do you have pain with bladder filling or urinating? Yes/ No
If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of these questions, you do not have to just live with it. These problems have a variety of treatment options. One option is the Continence Program offered here at Center for Women’s Health. A specially trained continence nurse practitioner works closely with your provider to evaluate and treat your bladder issues. Most insurances cover these services.
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