Suites 103 and 206
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Fax: 414.476.7720
Office Hours:
Monday 8:00AM - 5:30PM
Tues to Fri 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Hospital Affiliations:
St. Joseph's Regional
West Allis Memorial Hospital
Aurora Women's Pavillion
8901 W. Lincoln Avenue
West Allis, WI 53227
Hospital Phone: 414.328.6000
Medical Center
5000 West Chambers Street
Milwaukee, WI 53210
Hospital Phone: 414.447.2000
Urinary incontinence affects up to 25% of women under age 65 and up to 30% of women older than 60 years old. If you have symptoms of urinary incontinence, tell your doctor. In most cases, it can be treated with success.
Milwaukee OB/GYN offers comprehensive urodynamic testing right in our offices. Bladder control concerns are a common and important issue for women; we are committed to stay current with new research and to make testing as comfortable as possible.
The most common form is urge incontinence, where the muscle wall of the bladder is overactive resulting in strong, sudden urges to go. Stress incontinence occurs when the pressure to move urine out of the bladder is stronger than the muscle holding it in -- this causes leakage during coughing, laughing, sneezing or physical activity. With the third type, overflow incontinence, the bladder does not empty completely resulting in a steady leakage of small amounts of urine.
Many women delay seeking medical care until their symptoms are so severe that they need surgery. We at Milwaukee Ob/Gyn recommend that you speak with your doctor about any urine leakage so we can get you on the right treatment track. In most cases, urinary incontinence can be treated with success!
Pelvic muscle exercises such as Kegel exercises improve urine control in 40-75% of women who use them. Kegel exercises tone your pelvic muscles. They strengthen the muscles that surround the openings of the urethra, vagina, and rectum. Here is how to do them: |
Treatments for urinary incontinence vary, just as the types of incontinence vary. There are 3 primary types: urge, stress, and overflow.