Many women find ways to cope with incontinence and prolapse on their own. However, when those strategies fail or result in a significant reduction in quality of life, the UCSD Women's Pelvic Medicine Center is here to provide a full range of options and, just as important, help alleviate feelings of isolation and frustration.
UCSD offers patients comprehensive medical, educational and surgical services in a comfortable, community setting. Depending on the type of incontinence, some of the treatments offered at the UCSD Women's Pelvic Medicine Center include:
- Behavioral therapy - Three types of behavioral methods are used to treat urinary incontinence: bladder training (for urge incontinence), timed voiding, and prompted voiding. Read more about behavioral therapy methods for urinary incontinence.
- Medication therapy - while medication alone rarely cures incontinence, there are anticholinergic medications and certain antidepressants that, when prescribed in combination with exercise and/or behavioral therapy, may provide relief.
- Pelvic Floor Exercises - Also known as Kegal exercise, pelvic floor exercises have been shown to help 50% to 75% of women to decrease the occurrence of stress incontinence. Read more about pelvic floor exercises.
- Neuromodulation
- Botox bladder injections
- Outpatient surgeries - urethral bulking injections or minimally invasive slings
- Complete pelvic reconstruction - performed by surgeons with advanced fellowship training in female incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
- da Vinci robotic pelvic floor surgery
With appropriate evaluation and treatment, no woman has to suffer from pelvic floor disorders, including urinary incontinence. Expert help is available.
For more information and to schedule an appointment, call the UCSD Women's Pelvic Medicine Center at (858) 657-8737.