Female Urology
Female urology or urogynecology is a subspecialty in urology which deals with lower urinary tract problems and pelvic floor dysfunction in women. The field of urogynaecology in Pakistan. Now came out of its infancy at state of the art care hospital, kidney center post graduate training institute, Rafique Shaheed Road, Karachi but the awareness among the general public about female urology services is very low.
What are the common services offered by a female urologist/ urogynecologist?
A. Urinary Dysfunction:
- Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)
- Urge Incontinence
- Overflow Incontinence
- True Incontinence
- Other Types of Incontinences
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Voiding Disorders in Women
- Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS)
B. Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Urinary Incontinence:
Millions of women in our country suffer from urinary incontinence in silence because they are not aware of the not aware of the availability of treatment by the specialist dedicated to treat this problem.
Urinary incontinence may be of different types:
Urge Incontinence: is generally treated with medicines.
Stress Urinary Incontinence: may respond to pelvic floor muscle training in mild cases but in severe cases it requires TVT and TVT-O.
Total Incontinence: occurs due to surgical injury to bladder or ureter during gynecologic surgery and require surgical repair.
Pelvic Organ Prolapse & Vault Prolapse: wherein the uterus bladder, posterior vaginal wall protrude through vaginal introitus also require the expertise of specialist trained urologist. Ores surgical repair. The vaginal vault protrude and gynecology.
Recurrent urinary tract infections including genitor urinary tuberculosis is another common urological problem in women.
Urological problems during pregnancy especially urinary infections and hydronephrotic during pregnancy will require special care by a urologist