Pelvic floor exercises, surgery and everything in between. What are all the options available to treat urinary incontinence with Dr Lauren Ferris

04/10/2023 52 min
Pelvic floor exercises, surgery and everything in between. What are all the options available to treat urinary incontinence with Dr Lauren Ferris

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode we interview Lauren Ferris. Lauren is an Obstetrician and Gynaecolgist from Sydney, currently in Queensland completing further speciality training in the area of Urogynaecology. Lauren is passionate, personable and very holistic in the way she thinks and treats incontinence. In this episode we discuss:What actually is Urogynae? What are the biggest misconceptions you see about urinary incontinence?What is overactive bladder and how is it diagnosed?How do we treat urinary incontinence? What are all the options and in what order do we trial them?TENS for overactive bladder, Botox to treat incontinence, types of surgeries available and their success rates LINKS:https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-11/treatment_options_for_stress_urinary_incontinence_sui_-_transvaginal_tv_mesh_-_information_for_consumers_patient_resource.pdf

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