For more than 12 million Americans, a simple sneeze, laugh or cough can cause a loss of bladder control. But modern advances in the diagnosis and treatment of urinary incontinence, as well as lower urinary tract disorders, can help those affected regain control and ultimately, freedom.
Types of Urinary Incontinence
- Stress Incontinence
- Urine loss during physical activity that increases abdominal pressure (e.g. leakage when coughing, laughing or lifting heavy objects)
- Urge Incontinence – also known as overactive bladder
- Urine loss with urgent need to void and involuntary bladder contraction
- Mixed Incontinence – a combination of stress and urge incontinence
- Overflow
- More common in people with disorders that affect the nerve supply, originating in the upper portion of the spinal cord, and older men with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH)
The Urodiagnostics Center at Northside Hospital consists of board-certified urologists and nurses who employ their expertise and state-of-the-art technology to care for most lower urinary tract disorders.
The Center offers many services for both men and women including:
- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
- Impotency Studies
- Self-intermittent Catheterization
- Biofeedback Studies
- Micturition Studies
- Urtethral Pressure Profile
The Center also uses video-urodynamics, a sophisticated new test that improves the accuracy of diagnosis. Used in conjunction with other therapies, it has greatly improved the successful treatment of incontinence.
To speak with a member of the staff at the Urodiagnostics Center at Northside Hospital, call (404) 459-1860.
A physician’s referral is required for treatment.
