Besides embarrassment, UI can decrease quality of life. They may avoid exercise, social activities and intimacy, for example.
Routine use of urodynamic testing for overactive bladder (OAB) did not improve patient-reported outcomes when combined with comprehensive clinical assessment (CCA), a large randomized trial showed.
When her patient insisted on receiving Botox bladder injections in the operating room (OR), Anne Pelletier Cameron, MD, asked her why. The patient acknowledged her last time receiving the injections ...
A NEW UK-based clinical trial has found that urodynamic testing, a diagnostic tool commonly used before invasive treatments for overactive bladder, may not improve outcomes or represent good value for ...
Dr. Jason Kim and Dr. Steven Weissbart of the Women’s Pelvic Health and Continence Center at Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) have successfully performed one of the nation’s first—and the East ...
The Glean Urodynamics System received FDA clearance, offering wireless, catheter-free monitoring for lower urinary tract dysfunction, improving patient comfort and data accuracy. The SureForm 45 ...
OVERACTIVE bladder (OAB) affects 12–14% of women in the UK, significantly disrupting their quality of life. Beyond the physical discomfort, the condition affects social and psychological wellbeing, as ...
A small urine leak might prompt a woman to worry she'll need an uncomfortable and invasive bladder test to treat her incontinence. But good news -- such bladder pressure tests probably aren't ...
Women with ongoing urinary incontinence could avoid invasive bladder pressure tests, as new research shows that a range of non-invasive assessments work just as well in guiding treatment. Led by ...