Primary Care
Female Pelvic Health
Urogynecology and pelvic floor disorders.
Many women suffer silently with pelvic disorders that can cause pain, frequent trips to the bathroom and other uncomfortable symptoms. Pelvic floor disorders affect women’s pelvic organs, muscles and function.
The ligaments, muscles and connective tissue in the pelvic floor play an important role in helping support different organs such as the uterus, bladder, vagina, rectum and the bowels.
Pelvic floor disorders occur as a result of weakening of muscles or tears in the ligaments of the pelvis, and can be due to a multitude of reasons, such as:
- Childbirth
- Chronic disease
- Family members with pelvic floor disorders
- Menopause
- Obesity
- Prior pelvic surgery
- Repeated heavy lifting
- Tobacco use
The signs and symptoms of female pelvic disorders vary. Symptoms may be mild, like a sensation of pressure in the pelvic area, or severe, like the feeling of a large ball coming out of the vagina.
However, you do not have to live with these symptoms. At Sharp, our pelvic health doctors offer a range of treatment options that can help.
Conditions we treat.
Fecal incontinence
Loss of bowel control causes stool to leak unexpectedly from the rectum.
Nocturia
Waking up frequently during the night to urinate.
Overactive bladder
Frequent urination, urge to urinate or loss of bladder control on the way to the restroom.
Pelvic organ prolapse
Sensation of bulge or pressure in the vaginal area caused by dropped uterus, vagina, bladder or rectum.
Urinary incontinence
Loss of bladder control that can range from a few droplets to large amounts of urine.
Vaginal fistulas
Abnormal connections between the bowel and vagina, or bladder and vagina, that allow urine, gas or stool to pass through the vagina.
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