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BLADDER
CONTROL
Embarrassed by Bladder Control Problems?
Bladder Control Problems in Men
When was the last time you had a good night’s sleep? If you
are like most men, that may be a hard thing to remember. Changes
in
bladder function can make your activities revolve around your
bathroom schedule. From interruptions of movies or activities
with friends, to limiting car rides,
bladder control problems
can take control your life. The changes that men experience
include more frequent urination, sudden urges to urinate,
needing two or more trips to the bathroom just to empty your
bladder, nighttime urination and
incontinence (partial or
complete loss of bladder control that can be so embarrassing
that it makes some men avoid activities and social activities).
It doesn’t have to be that way.
From new medications to in-office biofeedback
bladder exercises
to new simple office based or outpatient procedures, help may
only be a few office visits away.
There are many reasons for
bladder control problems, such as
bladder infections,
back injuries, neurologic (nerve) conditions, excessive liquid intake, food
allergies, prostate
problems (benign
or
cancer), side effects of
medications you take for other medical conditions and side
effects of surgical procedures (such as
prostate
surgery).
Perhaps the most important part of
a bladder control problem is that it may indicate a more serious
problem, such as prostate or
bladder cancer. An office visit is
usually all that is needed to have a good urologic evaluation to
put your mind at rest. New, simple treatments include
minimally
invasive office procedures to shrink enlarged
prostate,
computer-assisted bladder training exercises and the new Interstim® bladder pacemaker.
Precise Diagnosis of Bladder
Control Problems...Uroynamics
Opus is the most advanced urodynamic system in the world today
and we are proud to make Opus available to our patients.. Opus
allows us to perform urodynamics - the science of precise diagnosis
of bladder control problems to help find the best solution for
you.
Opus has exceeded our expectations – the system is accurate, precise
and helps Dr. Pugach determine the cause of bladder control problems
with greater skill than ever.
Interstim© bladder pacemaker
We all know about heart
pacemakers, but did you know that there is now a bladder
pacemaker available? For years, patients and physicians have
been frustrated when dealing with the effects of an overactive
bladder that cannot be controlled with medication or other
treatments. Now there is a remarkable treatment available that
is changing the lives of people who suffer from an
overactive
bladder.
You know the symptoms – frequent
trips to the bathroom, sudden urges to urinate, the
embarrassment of an unexpected loss of urine that can soil your
clothes and causes an odor from
bladder leakage.
Now, there is a procedure that can
put an end to your
overactive
bladder problem. It was developed
by a company that is a leading manufacturer of cardiac (heart)
pacemakers. The concept is simple: to send electrical impulses
to the
bladder to stop it from contracting too often and
uncontrollably. The technology is remarkable – whenever your
bladder tries to contract too often or without control, the
pacemaker sends a signal to the
bladder muscle to relax. You
won’t even know when it’s working – it’s painless!
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