Incontinence
Incontinence Services in Macon and Warner Robins, GA
Incontinence can deeply affect your everyday life and dampen your spirits. However, with the right support, you can take back control.Â
At Women’s Health Institute, Dr. Nnaemeka Umerah and the team can help you get on the path to relief and gain back your confidence.
Learn more about your personalized incontinence treatment by getting in touch with our offices in Macon or Warner Robins, GA, today.
About Incontinence
Urinary incontinence refers to the inability to contain the bladder. Unfortunately, this issue brings with it psychological issues due to the stigmatization that sufferers may face. It also interferes with social life, as it continuously interrupts daily activities and can lead to canceling events in fear of not being able to find a restroom in time.
What Causes Incontinence?
The bladder and the brain control urination, with extra help from the pelvic muscles. The bladder stores urine, which is excreted by the kidneys. When it is full, the brain receives a signal to discharge the urine out of the urethra. It is in this stage that the pelvic muscles play a key role, as they help keep the bladder in place and the urine in. When the sphincter muscles are weakened, incontinence happens. This condition is more common among women who have been pregnant, had children, or have been through menopause.Â
There are different types of urinary incontinence:
- Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). When the pelvic muscles can’t stop urine from leaking when the body is under stress (like when doing exercise).
- Overactive Bladder (OAB). Having an OAB means that people need to empty their bladders more than the average 6 to 8 times a day.
- Mixed Incontinence (SUI & OAB).
- Overflow Incontinence. As the name indicates, this happens when the body produces more urine than the bladder can hold and therefore starts leaking.
Incontinence Treatment at Women’s Health Institute
The MonaLisa Touch
Women’s Health Institute’s state-of-the-art MonaLisa Touch system—the only one of its kind in Middle Georgia—can help improve incontinence symptoms by improving tissue tone and elasticity in the wall of the vagina.
The front wall of the vagina provides support to the detrusor muscle, which improves bladder strength and control. By tonifying the area, it can better assist in overcoming incontinence. MonaLisa Touch stimulates the growth of new, healthy tissue, therefore helping to strengthen the muscles and allow the urethra to be repositioned back into its optimal location. In turn, this relieves pressure that may have been causing the unwanted leaks.
Urodynamic Testing
Urodynamic testing can help determine the state of your bladder health and therefore design a specific treatment plan for you. If you are living with the stigma of incontinence, our urodynamic testing services are the first step toward regaining back control of your bladder—and your life.
Learn more about Women’s Health Institute’s urodynamic testing services by clicking here.
Health comes first. As with any procedure, speak to your doctor or Dr. Umerah to make the most informed decision about your body.
Learn More about Our Incontinence Services
If you are living with the stigma of incontinence, our MonaLisa Touch treatment can help you regain back control of your bladder—and your life. To learn more about Women’s Health Institute’s incontinence services, book a confidential one-on-one appointment with Dr. Umerah or online today. You may choose between our Macon or our Warner Robins location in Georgia.