Urology

Specialties and Specialists

Urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence is a very common problem affecting as many as 13 million people in the United States. One in five older men suffer with incontinence and half of all women experience incontinence at some point in their lives.

In women with urinary incontinence, pelvic muscles and tissue have been weakened by pregnancy, childbirth, trauma, radiation, prior surgery, muscle damage or hormonal changes, causing the bladder and urethra to relax from their normal positions. The sudden, added pressure from coughing, sneezing, laughing or simple lifting can cause accidental loss of urine.

Treatment

Placement of the MonarcTM System, a minimally invasive procedure performed under general anesthesia, helps to correct the conditions that cause urinary incontinence. A narrow strip of polypropylene mesh is surgically placed in your body to cradle your urethra and give it a point of support.