Media & Press

"If you pee when you sneeze, it may be due to stress incontinence. Here's what experts say about the symptoms and treatments."

Dr. Elizabeth Kavaler, a urogynecologist and the medical director of a clinic in Manhattan, says vaginismus can become 'psychically depressing' for patients. “When you go to doctors and no one seems to know what it is,” she says, “it gets even worse."

"Freaking out isn't the answer. Here's why it happens and how to get sensation back."

"One's as easy as opening the fridge."

"DNA testing of the urine will surely replace traditional cultures because of its accuracy and appreciation of the urinary microbiome."

"A healthy diet with plant-based foods will help us live longer"

"How do you ask somebody to choose between losing your mind or not treating their high-risk disease. It's a hard position to put a patient in."

"While there are general recommendations for daily water intake (about half your body weight in ounces), Elizabeth Kavaler, M.D., a board-certified urologist in New York City notes that it’s highly individual. Everything from weather, physiology, or activity level can play a role in how much water you actually need."

"Speaking as a woman, surgeon, scientist, and healer, I know the decision by the FDA to pull vaginal mesh is a disservice to women."

"We really don't have a choice. Androgen-deprivation therapy is what can be offered to men with recurring or advanced prostate cancer. It's a matter of treating a deadly disease versus the risk of developing a non-life-threatening condition."

"Bremelanotide, or Vyleesi, is the first option available to women that allows them to treat their symptoms on an as-needed basis."

"All these middle-aged women were addicted to Valium, because that was the solution to everything. Testosterone has become the new answer for a life of quiet desperation."

"This is a very useful study, in that it gives clinicians clear guidelines on how to treat men with high-risk prostate cancer who have elevated PSA after surgery and radiation."

"I would like the answer to UTI prevention to be as basic as to say that less meat means fewer UTIs."

"All these middle-aged women were addicted to Valium, because that was the solution to everything. Testosterone has become the new answer for a life of quiet desperation."

"DNA testing of the urine will surely replace traditional cultures because of its accuracy and appreciation of the urinary microbiome"

"Keep in mind that the research was done in people who had the illness."

"When Botox is injected into the muscle of the bladder, it relaxes it so it’s less overactive, less spastic. You can hold more, the urgency becomes less urgent, but you’re still able to empty your bladder."

The real tragedy of the fear instilled by the vaginal mesh litigation is that many women with significant urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse are opting out of the treatment that they need. Instead, they are choosing to live in diapers out of a concern for what they read online regarding the complications of vaginal mesh surgery. In the hands of an experienced pelvic surgeon, mesh can be, and is, used safely and effectively in the treatment of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. At Total Urology Care, we strive to offer our patients the safest, most efficacious, and least invasive options for the treatment of their urinary conditions. Please reach out to us if you have questions or concerns about the treatment of incontinence and pelvic floor.