February 11th 2025
Overall, 85% of respondents indicated they experienced frequent bladder leaks.
December 23rd 2024
Andrew C. Peterson, MD, MPH, on the QOL impact of the artificial urinary sphincter
November 9th 2024"We were really surprised that we found that the anxiety components in the depression questions in those 3 questionnaires really improved drastically when we compared them to pretreatment vs post treatment," says Andrew C. Peterson, MD, MPH.
Pelvic floor yoga is not superior to general physical conditioning for urinary incontinence
August 28th 2024Over 12 weeks, the average reduction in total UI frequency was 2.3 episodes per day among those in the pelvic yoga program compared with 1.9 episodes per day among those in the general physical conditioning program.
New telehealth service provides access to Leva System for urinary incontinence
August 13th 2024Data from a real-world evidence study of the Leva System were recently published in JMIR Formative Research, supporting the safety and effectiveness of the program in the treatment of patients with urinary incontinence.
What mechanisms link toilet insecurity and urinary symptoms?
July 19th 2024"In terms of the psychosocial aspect of things, people with toilet insecurity are more likely to experience greater stress and anxiety, report poorer social support, have a poor overall perception of their health, even after controlling for some confounders," says Elisabeth M. Sebesta, MD.
Dr. Sebesta on household toilet and sanitation insecurity and bladder health
July 16th 2024"17% answered positively to 1 of our questions indicating they might be at risk for some sort of home toilet or sanitation insecurity, or at least they experienced some sort of worry or stress about having access consistently to a working toilet in their home," says Elisabeth M. Sebesta, MD.
Digital health treatment program found safe, effective for urinary incontinence
July 10th 2024"We believe the collective findings are unique in urogynecology and offer strong evidence that first-line incontinence treatment is effective, and women can access it using the Leva System,” says Evelyn Hall, MD.
Dr. Zillioux discusses incidence of cognitive and manual dexterity disorders after AUS placement
July 8th 2024"We found that over time, when you are controlling for possible competing risk of death because of age, that there was an estimated 44% incidence of cognitive impairment diagnosis at 15 years and 17% for manual dexterity diagnosis at 15 years," says Jacqueline Zillioux, MD.