Urologists ‘trained to deal with issues like urinary incontinence’
Posted Jun 18 2011 6:57am
Women with conditions such as urinary incontinence should consider arranging an appointment with a urologist, it has been claimed.
It is a common assumption that adult incontinence is an unavoidable sign of ageing, but there are often steps that can be taken to help manage the condition, giving people incontinence choice treatment and reduce a woman’s reliance on incontinence pads.
Dr Janice Santos, professor of urology at Mount Sinai Medical Centre in Miami Beach, told the Miami Herald: “Many women think urologists are only for men and they associate them with prostate problems.
“However, there is a branch of urology that specialises in women and treats problems like urinary infections, vaginal prolapses, urinary incontinence and other specialties.”
According to Dr Santos, women with female incontinence can often train their bladder to reduce the risk of leakage.
She revealed: “In many cases we can expand the bladder and use medication to train it to wait, and also by creating a habit to wait first five minutes, then ten and so on.”
It is a common assumption that adult incontinence is an unavoidable sign of ageing, but there are often steps that can be taken to help manage the condition, giving people incontinence choice treatment and reduce a woman’s reliance on incontinence pads.
Dr Janice Santos, professor of urology at Mount Sinai Medical Centre in Miami Beach, told the Miami Herald: “Many women think urologists are only for men and they associate them with prostate problems.
“However, there is a branch of urology that specialises in women and treats problems like urinary infections, vaginal prolapses, urinary incontinence and other specialties.”
According to Dr Santos, women with female incontinence can often train their bladder to reduce the risk of leakage.
She revealed: “In many cases we can expand the bladder and use medication to train it to wait, and also by creating a habit to wait first five minutes, then ten and so on.”
Women can be affected by several types of urinary incontinence, but the two most common examples are stress incontinence and urge incontinence