Regain Bladder Control in 15 Minutes

Outpatient, minimally invasive procedure cures Stress Urinary Incontinence. Over 80% satisfied with long-term results.

(PRWEB) October 26, 2004 -- Picture yourself dining in a nice restaurant. You spill a spoonful of your beverage in your lap... Are you embarrassed to parade through the facility in search of a restroom? Thats the humiliation incontinent women must repetitively endure.

Despite recent surgical advances, over 14 million women with Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) continue to suffer in silence in the United States. When a woman looses urine immediately after coughing, sneezing, or exercising she is experiencing stress incontinence. Shell start wearing protective pads to protect soiling her clothes. Shell avoid drinking healthy amounts of fluids. Shell map out restrooms in public buildings. A woman will gradually avoid activities and social situations as the affliction worsens. All this continues as the embarrassed woman avoids speaking about this taboo, even to her doctor.

You know incontinence is a common, growing problem when you look at the diaper aisle in the grocery store and one side is for babies and the other adults," observes Dr. Scott Kramer, director of the Womens Incontinence Center in Fremont, CA. Ironically medical advances can now help most incontinent women come out of the closet. Conservative measures like Kegel exercises are a start and help milder cases of SUI.

Whats truly exciting is how surgery has evolved over the past decade to a simple 15 minute, outpatient procedure known as a TVT Sling." Dr. Kramer continues, Most of our patients return to their regular activities in just a few days." Its ideal for busy professional women & mothers, as well as the elderly. This contrasts with a typical 4 day hospitalization and 8 week recovery endured with a traditional, large incision abdominal bladder suspension.

Clinical studies following patients up to 7 years demonstrate greater than 80% long term satisfaction with slings. A recent modification called the trans obturator approach provides an even safer, less painful outpatient treatment that in most cases can be performed under local anesthesia.

Unfortunately many doctors are too busy or just not interested in incontinence. While a woman wont die of incontinence, she may die of embarrassment," reflects Dr. Kramer. He emphasizes women need to get the message that urinary leakage is never a normal part of aging that they must regretfully accept. They should feel empowered with information to bring this to the attention of their doctors until they get answers that satisfy them.

Dr. Kramer concludes, The highlight of my day is when a woman returns after regaining bladder control and comments, I regret not fixing this years ago!"

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