THURSDAY, May 10, 2018 -- Surgery to repair so-called pelvic floor disorder often fails within five years -- but many women still say the procedure improved their quality of life, a new study finds.

Researchers at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine may have identified a way to assess who is at risk for developing a urinary tract infection (UTI) following pelvic-floor surgery.

LAS VEGAS — A woman's lifetime risk of surgery for stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse is 20% by the age of 80 — almost twice the risk commonly quoted for nearly 2 decades. These ...

At Baylor College of Medicine, our Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery team is improving the lives of women suffering from pelvic floor disorders through expert care and a wide range of ...

Sangeeta T. Mahajan, MD; Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assistant Professor of Urology, Director of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Chair of Gynecology ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Dr. Ramzi Aboujaoude, an OB/GYN with Johnston-Willis Hospital, is helping lead the way in the field of Urogynecology, a profession dedicated to helping women dealing with pelvic floor ...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARMS Medical, an exclusive distributor of DermaPure ® dermal allograft from TRX BioSurgery, today announced an important inflection point in adoption of this innovative human ...

Vaginal birth after a previous cesarean section is associated with an increased risk of pelvic floor surgery compared with planning another cesarean, according to a new study. The findings provide ...

Most women stuck with pessary treatment for symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (POP), according to a long-term study. In a prospective study of 312 Chinese women with symptomatic POP, 75% continued ...

Researchers may have devised a way to assess who is at risk for developing a urinary tract infection following pelvic-floor surgery. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common type of ...