01:450:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Interstitial Cystitis, Pelvic Floor, Overactive Bladder
22 Feb 2019
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Urology - a part of health care that deals with diseases of the male and female urinary tract (kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra) Female pelvic health is the segment with the highest growth opportunity within. 1:10 women will have surgery for incontinence or prolapse. Women with urinary incontinence cost healthcare system ,900 more than their peers; see their doctors 6 times more per year. #2 reason for admission = urinary incontinence. #3 reason for admission = fecal incontinence. Overactive bladder (inability to control the urge to urinate due to weakened pelvic floor muscles) Urinary incontinence (when your bladder leaks urine during physical activity or exertion, such as sneezing or exercising) Cystocele (prolapse of the vaginal wall under the bladder) Pelvic organ prolapse (sagging of the uterus and vaginal walls) Rectocele (supportive wall of tissue between a woman"s rectum and vaginal wall weakens)
