downtown manhatan & union square 📞 212-233-9494
DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN & UNION SQUARE
Bladder dysfunction is common and it’s important to differentiate what is causing your symptoms as there is some overlap between diagnoses. Interstitial Cystitis (IC) is used to describe many things. Two of the primary things being painful bladder syndrome and chronic pelvic pain. Interstitial Cystitis Symptoms Interstitial cystitis occurs in both male and females. Symptoms…
Do you leak a little when you laugh, cough, or sneeze? Are you wetting yourself when exercising? If so, it may be that you have a condition known as stress urinary incontinence (SUI). What about urinating more than 5-8 times during the day or the sudden, strong urge to urinate? This would be considered urinary…
Overactive Bladder (OAB) is a condition in which a person has a sudden urge to urinate, which can result in increased urinary frequency or incontinence. This may also cause a person to wake up to urinate several times. Women are more commonly affected, and there is increased incidence with age; US studies suggest a prevalence…
Pelvic pain is pain felt in the lower abdomen (stomach area), pelvis, or perineum (the area between the rectum and the scrotum or vagina). It has many possible causes. Pelvic pain affects up to 20% of people in the United States, including women and men, more commonly found in women. Pelvic pain is called chronic…
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal condition in which women of reproductive age have infrequent or prolonged menstrual periods or excess male hormone levels. The hormonal imbalance which occurs can affect ovulation and therefore fertility in women. PCOS is actually one the most common cause for female infertility. According to the World Health Organization…