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The pelvic floor is a thin but strong sheet of muscle and connective tissue that closes off the pelvic cavity from below. It supports the pelvic organs, which include the urinary bladder, the uterus, cervix and vagina, and the last part of the large bowel (the rectum) in women. In men, it contains the bladder and the rectum.

ICA hosts forum to improve quality of healthcare and lives of people with IC

The Interstitial Cystitis Association is hosting a forum and interactive webcast on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville. The event, "Finding Better Relief: Working with an IC Healthcare Team", gives interstitial cystitis patients the opportunity to learn about innovative treatment approaches from top IC doctors.

29 May 2010

Tips for cutting back on added sugar

Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Gatorade, and other drinks now come in versions made with "real" sugar as opposed to the often vilified high-fructose corn syrup. A whole swath of sugar alternatives are now available to consumers including the new BioVittoria, an extract of the monk fruit, which is grown in Southern China. But a new special report from Consumer Reports on Health questions whether turning to alternatives is the solution to America's growing obesity epidemic.

15 May 2010

25% of adults quit their overactive bladder medication: Study

Study of 5,392 adults found that a quarter had quit their overactive bladder medication, with nine out of ten saying it didn't work as expected or they couldn't tolerate it. A follow-up study found that being a current smoker raised the risk of quitting by 80%, having an enlarged prostate by 74% and believing that bladder medication caused side effects by 111%.

13 May 2010

Pelvic Floor Institute launched to enhance physician knowledge on reconstruction procedures, techniques

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the launch of the Pelvic Floor Institute -- a unique training forum and online resource designed to enhance physician knowledge and awareness of pelvic floor reconstruction procedures and techniques.

30 Apr 2010

New study to compare Botox against oral medications for urge incontinence in women

A new study is underway at Loyola University Health System to compare botulinum toxin A or Botox® versus common oral medications for urge incontinence in women. Urge incontinence is urinary incontinence with a strong or sudden need to urinate. Millions of women suffer in silence each day from this condition.

6 Apr 2010

Levator ani syndrome: Biofeedback more effective than EGS or digital massage

A new study conducted by Italian researchers, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, finds that biofeedback is more effective than two other treatments for a type of chronic rectal pain called levator ani syndrome.

1 Apr 2010

Structured and supervised exercise can prevent postnatal depression, says study

Postnatal depression (PND) or baby blues are a recognized entity with millions of mothers suffering from it in varying degrees. It affects 13% of the new mothers usually within the first 3 months after the birth of the baby.

1 Apr 2010

Fecal incontinence: Sacral nerve stimulation along with Medtronic InterStim Therapy promising

Data published in the March issue of the Annals of Surgery show that investigational use of sacral nerve stimulation with Medtronic InterStim® Therapy reduces fecal incontinent episodes and increases quality of life in patients with the condition. The 120-patient, multi-center study - the largest trial of its kind in the world and the first such trial in North America - examined the efficacy of InterStim Therapy in patients with chronic fecal incontinence who had failed or were not candidates for more conservative treatments.

30 Mar 2010

Beaumont Hospital opens women's urology center

It’s something that women don’t talk about even to their best friends or their doctors. That’s why Beaumont Hospitals has created a new Women’s Urology Center offering leading-edge treatments, innovative research and the most advanced minimally invasive procedures for women’s urological conditions such as incontinence, pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction.

25 Mar 2010

New minimally invasive sports hernia repair gets athletes back in the field faster than traditional repair

A new minimally invasive sports hernia repair gets athletes back in the game 3 times faster than the traditional repair, according to a new study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans, (March 13). Sports hernia were often difficult to diagnose and prior to this new repair had a lengthy rehabilitation time.

16 Mar 2010

Study: Several types of treatment can provide relief for pelvic floor disorders

Pelvic health concerns in women are common -- yet how the issues impact sexuality and childbearing is not often discussed, according to Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource.

18 Feb 2010

Article features pelvic health problems, risk factors and treatment options for women

Pelvic health concerns in women are common -- yet how the issues impact sexuality and childbearing is not often discussed, according to Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource.

12 Feb 2010

LUHS urogynecologists awarded $1M NIH Challenge Grant

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a Challenge Grant for $1 million to Loyola University Health System (LUHS) urogynecologists Kimberly Kenton, MD, and Elizabeth Mueller, MD. This places them among the top 2 percent of researchers in the nation to receive this grant.

24 Dec 2009

Cook Medical unveils its uterine manipulator/injectors at 38th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Laparoscopic surgeons received their first glimpse of Cook Medical’s uterine manipulator/injectors (UMI) last week at the 38th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, sponsored by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL).

23 Nov 2009

Dynamic MRI helps diagnose pelvic organ prolapse in women

In women with lower urinary tract symptoms, a medical imaging technique called dynamic MRI allows clinicians to diagnose pelvic organ prolapse - a condition that often goes undiagnosed on static MRI and at physical examination, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

21 Nov 2009

Presentations to highlight durability and efficacy of urethral bulking agents

Uroplasty, Inc. (AMEX: UPI), a medical device company developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative proprietary products for the treatment of voiding dysfunctions, today announced that nine abstracts outlining study results submitted by various researchers have been accepted for presentation at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology (SUFU), February 23-27, 2010 in St. Petersburg, FL. Presentations accepted were for both Uroplasty's Urgent® PC Neuromodulation System and Macroplastique® urethral bulking agent products.

17 Nov 2009

Prostatitis is a psychoneuromuscular condition: Study

In the November 2009 issue of the Journal of Urology, Stanford Medical School researcher Dr. Rodney Anderson and researchers at the National Center for Pelvic Pain Research, in a new study, demonstrated a high correlation between the location of painful trigger points inside the pelvic floor muscles of men with chronic prostatitis and the location in the body where they routinely complain of pain.

10 Nov 2009

Robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse reduces patient hospital stay and recovery time

New Mayo Clinic research has found that robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse dramatically reduces patient hospital stay and recovery time. These findings are being presented this week at the North Central Section of the American Urological Association in Scottsdale, Ariz.

10 Nov 2009

Studies show that physiotherapy can help relieve symptoms of prostatitis

Prostatitis is no picnic. It is a urological condition which causes infection or inflammation of the prostate gland. It is a fairly common health concern, especially for men under 50 and can seriously affect quality of life including sexuality and intimate relationships. However, new research regarding the benefits of physiotherapy in treating prostititis is promising.

14 Oct 2009

Minimally invasive sling operations for stress urinary incontinence found promising

New, less invasive surgical treatments for stress urinary incontinence in women are just as effective as traditional open surgical approaches, according to Cochrane Researchers. The researchers carried out a systematic review of trials comparing different surgical approaches to treating the condition.

7 Oct 2009