In a study, approximately half of patients did not experience resolution of overactive bladder symptoms after anterior prolapse repair surgery. Women with severe anterior compartment prolapse have a ...

In a Health Notification issued in October 2008 and updated in July 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned of serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Some women are reluctant to talk about prolapse. Dr. Michael Bonidie, a urogynecologist and the director of robotic gynecology at UPMC specializes in the condition and treats women ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For many adult women, supporting tissues in and around their vagina weaken to the point where the bladder and other organs descend from their normal position, creating a hernia into ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I just had a total hysterectomy. At that time, my bladder also was corrected, since it had been descended for many years. What kind of care is most important in my recovery? A: ...

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMMD) announced today early feedback from physicians on Perigee(TM), its innovative treatment for cystocele repair. Perigee is the most recent addition ...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a new warning about a medical device many say never should have been implanted in millions of women. In January, the FDA re-classified transvaginal mesh, a ...

A prolapse is really a type of hernia. This is where an organ is pressing away from where it should be and a prolapse is a hernia into the vagina. The bladder, rectum (part of the bowel) or womb and ...

The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has moved to strengthen regulations on vaginal mesh, a controversial medical device used to treat pelvic organ prolapse, a condition that can occur after ...

Dear Doctor: I’m a 75-year-old woman and have been diagnosed with a dropped bladder due to a hysterectomy in my mid-40s. I have discomfort, particularly when I walk a long distance or do heavy lifting ...

Urologists are surgeons who diagnoses and treat disorders of the urinary tract, such as urinary tract infections and incontinence. They also treat cancer of the bladder, kidneys, prostate and testes.