Female Pelvic Medicine

As a woman goes through certain stages of her life, her chances of suffering from a prolapsed bladder greatly increase. This occurs when the bladder is no longer supported by the pelvic floor muscles. A number of factors can affect the strength of the pelvic floor muscles, including pregnancy and childbirth, certain medical conditions, or…

Vaginismus When a woman experiences discomfort or vaginal pain that accompanies a muscle spasm or contraction in her vaginal muscles brought on by vaginal penetration of any kind, she is likely suffering from a condition known as vaginismus. Fortunately, there are vaginismus treatments such as Kegels exercise that are simple and can bring effective relief…

Along with perineal descent, paradoxical puborectalis contraction is a form of functional constipation that is extremely challenging to diagnose and treat. After a physical examination and a thorough battery of diagnostic tests has been performed by a specialist such as a urogynecologist to rule out the existence of any actual anatomical disorders, patients who have…

If you’ve never heard of a condition called anismus, you’re in good company. It’s not something that anyone brings up in normal daily conversation, and it’s a topic that can be uncomfortable to discuss, even in the doctor’s office. So what is anismus? To put it into layman’s terms, anismus refers to a failure of…