Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Many women face personal health problems that impair their quality of life. Most of these conditions are unique to women - including urinary incontinence and genital prolapse. Many women are unaware that effective medical solutions to these uncomfortable, and frequently disabling conditions, do exist.
Urinary Incontinence
If you are incontinent, you are not alone. There are more than 10 million women who suffer from incontinence in America today. That's about one in four between the ages of 30 and 59. Just in Rhode Island, that amounts to more than 50,000 women coping with the problem.
» Urinary Incontinence
» Managing Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
» See the Channel 10 interview with Division Director Dr. Deborah Myers
What causes incontinence?
There are a wide variety of reasons why women become incontinent. It could be the result of pelvic muscle damage from pregnancy, infections, spinal injury, drug side effects, or the result of other conditions such as obesity or diabetes. Frequently there is a common family inherited predisposition to pelvic support weakness, leading to bulging pelvic discomfort and urinary incontinence.
» Symptoms and Causes of Incontinence
» Diagnosis
In Her Own Words: Living with Urinary Incontinence Patient Story: Kay Urinary incontinence can have any number of causes. For Kay, a 51-year-old mother of two, incontinence is secondary to her mild multiple sclerosis (MS). Here, she discusses the condition that no one wants to talk about. » Read this patient story
Contact
W&I Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery 695 Eddy Street Providence, RI 02903 Phone: 401-453-7560
The Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery provides consultations, diagnosis and recommendations for treatment and care, offering a range of treatment, both surgical and non-surgical. » More About Us
No Show Policy
Effective March 2009, we have a new policy for missed appointments at all Women & Infants’ physician practices. » Policy
Our Staff
Our physicians come from a wide geographic area, many affiliated with Brown Medical School, to study and observe. It is a center devoted entirely to research, education, diagnosis and treatment of women's urogynecologic health problems. » Clinical Staff Bios
