URINARY INCONTINENCE TREATMENT IN WOMEN

Urinary incontinence is a disease that affects about 30% of women over 30 years old. Since this problem is common, it is perceived as normal by patients. Some of the patients do not consult a doctor because they are embarrassed, while some try to manage this troublesome situation by using pads and spare underwear. These troubled conditions affect social life, and they cause self-confidence, sexual problems and psychological problems in patients.

Urinary incontinence varies. In urinary incontinence caused by compression, the patient suddenly squeezes his urine before reaching the toilet, and always looks for a toilet in the places where he travels. In stress type urinary incontinence, the patient is unable to hold his urine due to coughing, sneezing and straining. In mixed-type urinary incontinence, in which these two types of abduction are accompanied, the patient experiences complaints of two different abductions.

Necessary examinations and examinations are performed in line with the patient's current complaints. Drug treatment is used in compression urinary incontinence, and surgery option comes to the fore in stress type incontinence. In mixed type incontinence, appropriate treatment is planned by talking to the patient.

Urinary incontinence is sometimes mild in patients with bladder sagging. Urinary incontinence can be exacerbated when the patient has surgery due to sagging. It is important to examine the patient in detail before the interventions and to provide enlightening information to the patient so that the patient does not encounter surprise after the operation.

When necessary, the patient is given a test showing bladder functions called urodynamics. This test provides objective information about the patient's response to the treatment and illuminates the doctor in terms of the need for additional intervention.

The success rate of TOT, TVT methods, which we frequently apply in stress urinary incontinence, is at 90%. In these methods, the patient is prevented from leaking urine due to difficulty by placing a hanger at the exit of the urinary tract. The surgical intervention part of the procedure is 15-20 minutes. The patient is followed for 1 night, and the probe is taken the next day in the morning and discharged.

Going to a urologist without delay in this disease, which has different types and different treatment alternatives, will increase your quality of life.