Infertility Treatment Options

Infertility Treatment Options

April 24-April 30 is National Infertility Awareness Week! Long gone are the days where women were expected to get married and have countless children (in many cultures). Teenagers were often married off after their first menstrual cycle. Series like Bridgerton make light of how society once viewed these arrangements. Bridgerton also broached the subject of…

Overactive Bladder

Overactive Bladder

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…

Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction can affect as many as 30 million men. It can occur when the pelvic floor muscles are in spasm, which can occlude the internal pudendal artery which provides blood to the penis. Increased pelvic floor tone can prevent proper contraction and relaxation of these muscles which is needed for penile rigidity. There can…