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This month, we celebrate Bladder Awareness. We hope to highlight commonly asked questions about the bladder and explain why better bladder awareness can help improve overall health. A snippet on bladder function The bladder is essentially an organ that stores urine. Blood filters through the kidneys where impurities are removed. These are transported to the…
This month is Bladder Awareness Month! Various studies have found that the prevalence of urinary incontinence ranges from 5-70% depending on the age and gender. The majority of studies report an average of 25-45% prevalence. Women are affected more than men with 53% of women reporting urinary incontinence. Of these women, 30% reported moderate to…
Cancers within the pelvis come in various forms for all genders. It refers to any cancer found within the pelvis. Early detection is important and improves survival rates. After medical treatment for cancer, it is often recommended to undergo pelvic rehabilitation to restore and recover as much of the function of the pelvis and pelvic…
Have you ever stood up from the toilet only to notice you have a few drops of urine escape without your control? This has a name! It’s called post micturition dribble, or post-void dribbling. It is a common condition in which a small amount of urine gets stuck in the urethra and then once you…
Getting a UTI on rare occasions is common, but what if that starts to occur more frequently and is accompanied by negative results in your urine culture? Is it still an infection if the urine culture comes back negative for bacterial growth? Are the frequently prescribed antibiotics helpful or harmful when the assumed bacterial infection…