Urogynecology is a subspecialty of gynaecology and obstetrics that focuses on female pelvic healthcare and multiple surgeries and infertility treatment. Urogynecologists are medical professionals that specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor disorders such as weak bladders and pelvic organ prolapse. Located under the belly button, the pelvic floor is home to your bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum.
When to See a Urogynecologist?
Signs that may need a urogynecologist’s assessment include:
- Backache
- Genital, Pelvic, or rectum pain
- Intense sexual encounters
- Difficult urination or sustained urges
- Frequent bowel movements
- Pelvic pressure
- Pelvic spasms
- Dropping pelvic organs vaginally
These disorders may be triggered by pregnancy or nerve injury. With the correct assessment and diagnosis, most women may find the perfect therapy.
Problems that a Urogynecologist treat
With therapy, urogynecology issues such as incontinence or discomfort during sex may be considerably alleviated or removed. You and your healthcare staff will work together to find the best therapy or mixture of treatments to help you go back to enjoying your life to the fullest.
Non-surgical treatments
- Injections for urinary incontinence and leakage. It is possible to use bulking agents to alleviate stress incontinence. Using Botulinum toxin injections, a hyperactive bladder or urge incontinence may be treated. With a local anesthetic, doctors are able to conduct both operations on an outpatient or in-office basis.
- Medications. Some incontinence issues and other disorders may be treated with medication.
- For prolapse, a vaginal pessary is used. These are soft, detachable aids for prolapsed regions. In the course of an office visit, these may be inserted.
- Pelvic floor muscle strengthening. Kegel exercises, which are also known as prolapse exercises, may help alleviate some of the symptoms of the condition. The pelvic muscles are flexed and relaxed in these exercises. Although they may help alleviate some of the symptoms, they are unable to repair more severe prolapse.
- Stimulation of the nervous system. Overactive bladder may be treated with acupuncture-like nerve stimulation.
Treatment utilizing surgery
Operations for Prolapse
In these procedures, the prolapse is repaired, and the pelvic floor is strengthened. Prolapsed organs have a wide range of treatment options. Among the possibilities are
- Assembling a new vagina
- Rectal or small intestinal support
- the sphincter’s support
- Surgery to remove the uterus
- a procedure to restore control of one’s bladder
