Friday, November 14, 2025

Urinary Problems

Urinary Problems

More women have bladder problems than you might suspect. Yet most do nothing about their bladder issues and suffer in silence, sometimes for years on end. The simple reason...

Hydronephrosis of Pregnancy

What is Hydropnephrosis? In general, hydronephrosis refers to the swelling or dilation of the kidneys caused by an obstruction in the flow of urine, which...

UTIs during Pregnancy

Why Are Pregnant Women Prone to Urinary Tract Infections? Pregnant women are particularly prone to contracting urinary tract infections (UTIs), also known as bladder infections. A bladder...

Bladder Issues in Pregnancy

Uterus Weight During pregnancy women urinate much more frequently due to the pressure of the growing uterus and their heightened metabolic rate. This greater uterus...

Overactive Bladder

The urinary problem known as overactive bladder involves sudden, frequent urges to urinate that are all but uncontrollable. In some cases, this type of bladder problem...

Urinary Tract Infection Risk Factors

Once again, you've received that dreaded phone call from your physician's secretary: your urine culture is positive. It's happening so often that you can't...

Prolapsed Bladder

Situated in your pelvis is the balloon-like organ meant for storing urine and known as the bladder. As your bladder fills up with urine, pressure is...

Causes Of Urinary Incontinence

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a condition that causes an involuntary loss of urine. Millions of women suffer from urinary incontinence. For some women, it's just...

Strengthening Your Pelvic Floor

The Kegel exercise was named after its creator, Dr. Arnold Kegel, and involves contracting and relaxing the pelvic floor muscles. The purpose of this...