News For This Month: Women
A urogynecologist is a combination of the fields of urology and gynecology where they specialize in the care and treatment of both the urinary system as well as the female reproductive system. Basically, when it comes to urogynecologists, they care for women who suffer from pelvic and urology problems who can be called both a urologist or an OBGYN. To gain a better understanding of urogynecologists, this article will shed some light on the things that you can expect from these medical professionals.
A urogynecologist has expert knowledge in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Furthermore, they have finished additional training that helps them deal with conditions that affect the pelvic organs of the female body along with the connective tissues and muscles that support such organs. Having this training allows them to deal with the non-surgical and surgical treatment of gynecologic problems that are non-cancerous in nature that are a result of aging, menopause, or childbirth. Urogynecologists have been found to treat conditions that affect one out of every four women. This number is more than the number of women who have been found to suffer from diabetes, hypertension, or depression.
When it comes to these urogynecologists, they commonly deal with pelvic floor disorders with the likes of prolapse of the bladder, uterus, or vagina and fecal or urinary incontinence. If you say prolapse, this is where the female organs will be falling down into the pelvic area of the woman that is a gradual occurrence happening over a time period of several years. If a woman suffers from prolapse, she also often suffers from incontinence. Childbirth is often associated with both conditions where the pelvic floor gets damaged. Even if childbirth is most commonly associated with these conditions, there are also other causes leading to such events. For example, women can also develop incontinence or prolapse because of heavy lifting on a daily basis as their job requires, severe constipation, chronic coughing, and obesity.
When dealing with these conditions, urogynecologists turn to pharmacological, surgical, or behavioral methods. Before opting for surgical methods, urogynecologists try to intervene in terms of the behavior of the person like modifying their diet and lifestyle. A strict diet avoiding acidic food and beverages is what most urogynecologists will advise their patients who suffer from bladder disorders. If this intervention helps, then no other treatment will be done. Another way to prevent incontinence among women that most urogynecologists will advise you will be to do some pelvic muscle exercises.
Pharmacological treatment or medications are then provided when changes in behavior fail. Surgery can also be another option that these urogynecologists will advise some of their patients. For women who suffer from certain conditions, urogynecologists will advise them to undergo laparoscopic pelvic surgery or stress and vaginal dryness treatment all depending on their current condition.
