Fact Sheets

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09 October, 2020

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is a chronic condition (symptoms persist for more than 6 weeks over 3 months) that causes pain or discomfort attributed to the bladder. It is associated with a sudden desire to pass urine...

09 October, 2020

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]To correct urinary stress incontinence (urinary leakage with coughing, sneezing or with exercise). Colposuspension has been performed for many years for the management of urinary stress incontinence with a long-term success rate of 85%. During the last decade,...

09 October, 2020

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]This diary will assist your gynaecologist in identifying your main bladder concerns. To complete this diary, you have to be able to measure your fluid intake and your urine output (how much urine you have passed) over three days....

09 October, 2020

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Urinary tract infections (UTI) can affect any part of the urinary tract – bladder (cystitis), urethra (urethritis) and/or the kidneys (pyelonephritis). They are usually caused by bacteria that live in the lower gut that travel into the urinary...

09 October, 2020

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is overactive bladder? Overactive bladder (OAB) is a chronic condition that causes symptoms of frequency (voiding often), urgency (sudden desire to pass urine) and nocturia (getting up often overnight to pass urine). Women can experience leakage of urine...

09 October, 2020

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]To improve the symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB), which is the frequent and urgent need to pass urine that can be associated with leakage of urine. Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is a procedure that is used to treat women...

09 October, 2020

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Overactive bladder (OAB) refers to a combination of the following. Urgency (a strong, sudden desire to pass urine) Frequency (going to the toilet very often) Nocturia (getting up more than once overnight to pass urine). Women with OAB can...

09 October, 2020

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is overactive bladder? Overactive bladder (OAB) is a chronic condition that causes symptoms of frequency, urgency and nocturia (getting up more than once overnight to pass urine). Women can experience leakage of urine (urge incontinence) associated with these...

09 October, 2020

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you have problems with going to the toilet frequently, if you can’t hold on when you get the urge or if you leak urine with urgency, bladder training (BT) is one of the strategies you can use...

09 October, 2020