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15 Jul
A new survey finds 71% of Americans think urine leaks after childbirth are normal, but experts say there are proven therapies to stop the pain and discomfort.
It’s possible to correct a woman’s pelvic prolapse using her own muscle tissue in robot-assisted surgery, a new study demonstrates.
In the procedure, tendon muscle is transferred from the thigh to the uterus or cervix, repairing a pelvic floor that’s become weakened and is allowing organs to press into each other, researchers explained.
The newly developed procedur...
Millions of women struggle with the discomfort and stress of urinary incontinence, and many turn to medications for help.
Now, new research suggests that yoga and other exercise regimens might work just as well to control these bladder issues.
Researchers at Stanford University report that 12 weeks of yoga pr...
An experimental drug appears to help women deal with stress incontinence, clinical trial data show.
The drug, for now dubbed TAS-303, reduced the frequency of leaks related to stress incontinence by about 58%, compared with 47% reduction in a placebo group, trial results show.
Further, about 65% of patients taking TAS-303 had their stress incontinence episodes drop by at least half,...
Roughly a month after having her second child, Nicole Gerardi-Lukens suddenly felt pressure in her pelvis that was so intense it sent her to the hospital.
When doctors told her bladder had prolapsed -- meaning that it had slipped from its normal position and was bulging into the vaginal wall -- she anticipated surgery and a long, difficult recovery with a newborn and 4-year-old at home.