Treatments / Pelvic floor exercises
i might need...
- Anterior and posterior repair
- Antibiotics
- Assisted conception
- Bladder training
- Catheter
- Colposcopy
- Colposuspension
- Combined oral contraceptive pill
- Diet and exercise
- HRT (hormone replacement therapy)
- Hysterectomy
- Hysteroscopy
- Laparoscopy
- Medical (adenomyosis)
- Medical (bladder)
- Medical (BV)
- Medical (DUB)
- Medical (dysmenorrhea)
- Medical (endometriosis)
- Medical (fibroids)
- Medical (PCOS)
- Medical (perimenopausal bleeding)
- Medical (problem periods)
- Medical (thrush)
- Myomectomy
- Oophorectomy
- Pelvic floor exercises
- Pelvic floor repair
- Surgery - designer vaginas
- Surgery for prolapse
- Tension free tape (TFT)
- Uterine artery embolisation (UAE)
- Vulvectomy
which means...
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Pelvic floor exercises
Many women can improve mild prolapse by strengthening their pelvic floormuscles through exercise. If there is significant damage to the pelvic floorexercises will only have a limited effect. Hormone replacement therapy maybe useful after the menopause.
Getting help
If you wish to make an appointment to seek further advice and or treatment, please contact Dr Harrington's secretary.
it treats...
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Stress incontinence
When you strain the abdomen, the pressure on the bladder is increased. If the bladder neck is damaged or weak (typically as a result of the trauma of a vaginal delivery), you may leak urine when you exert yourself.
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Uterovaginal prolapse
The womb (or uterus) drops down towards the entrance of your vagina pulling the walls of the vagina with it.
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