Lifestyle Changes to Manage Urinary Incontinence: Practical Tips for Everyday Life

Urinary incontinence—the involuntary leakage of urine—can significantly affect a person’s daily life, causing discomfort, embarrassment, and anxiety. While medical treatments can help, lifestyle changes play a crucial role in managing symptoms and improving quality of life.

The good news? From dietary adjustments to bladder training and weight management, simple changes can make a big difference. Below, we look at several practical tips to help you take control of urinary incontinence and regain confidence in everyday activities.

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NovaSure vs. Hysterectomy: Weighing Your Options

If you are a woman who has very heavy periods, bleeds between periods, or has anemia from excessive bleeding, you know how painful this cycle can be and how it negatively affects your life. You could have a hysterectomy or have a 5 minute one-time procedure. Which sounds good to you? Maybe it’s time to look at NovaSure vs. hysterectomy and weigh your options.

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Symptoms of Pelvic Organ Prolapse You Shouldn’t Ignore

Many people will ignore symptoms when they are afraid to find out what is going on with their body. It’s a common reaction to unknown issues, but it doesn’t make the problem go away. In fact, it can make it worse by waiting and then finding out the diagnosis later when treatment options are more limited. This is certainly true when it comes to the symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse.

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Top Tips For Maintaining Gynecological Health During The Summer

Women have special health needs all the time, but should take extra precautions especially during the hot summer months. Your gynecological health should be paramount to prevent infections and reduce the possibility of other suboptimal consequences. Let’s look at some top tips for maintaining gynecological health during the summer. Continue reading “Top Tips For Maintaining Gynecological Health During The Summer”

What Should You Expect During And After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery?

What should you expect during and after pelvic organ prolapse surgery? Choosing to have pelvic organ prolapse surgery is a serious decision and should be made in consultation with a board-certified gynecologist like Dr. Yitzhack Asulinin in Englewood, NJ. After trying non-surgical treatments, surgery may be the only option you have left in order to enjoy an active and healthy lifestyle. Ask lots of questions during your consultation.
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What Is Bladder Training for Urinary Incontinence?

Regardless of the reason, having urinary incontinence is embarrassing and let’s face it, you feel like you have lost control of your body. It’s humiliating, but things don’t have to stay this way. Take advantage of all the positive treatments and lifestyle changes you can pursue. You can regain control. What is bladder training for urinary incontinence? Let’s start here.

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Benefits of the da Vinci®Single-Site® Surgery

When your doctor suggests a hysterectomy, the most common ways to remove your uterus are: open surgery and minimally invasive surgery (traditional laparoscopy or robotically-assisted da Vinci Surgery).

A big benefit of the da Vinci single-site surgery, for benign conditions (not cancer), includes almost scarless results, like a single incision traditional laparoscopy; the surgeon operates through a small cut in your belly button.

Other benefits, found by early clinical data, includes low blood loss, low rate of complications, short hospital stay, and low level of post-operative pain.

 

What is Heavy Menstrual Bleeding?

 

How does heavy menstrual bleeding effect women? Let’s start with the basic facts first; 1 in 5 women suffer from heavy menstrual bleeding. Many women begin to experience heavy and/or irregular bleeding in their 30’s and 40’s, as they begin to get closer to menopause. Studies show that heavy menstrual bleeding can affect women in physical, social and emotional ways including feeling nauseated, being unable to attend events or work and feeling depressed or moody. Visit our heavy menstrual bleeding page for more information on this topic. If you relate to any of the symptoms of heavy menstrual bleeding, reach out to us to learn about effective treatment options.

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