Dr. Paul Littman

It’s probably not something you’ll chat about with your friends over coffee, but for many women, a bit of information about exactly what to expect ‘down there’ following childbirth is helpful.
 

 After all, forewarned is forearmed, and it sometimes turns out that the horror stories you've been hearing are in fact wild exaggeration, or at least, extremely rare.

We are very pleased to announce that both Dr. Littman and Dr. Gil were selected as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2018! This highly prestigious award was given to us after being nominated by our physician peers and helps to represent that we offer only the highest quality care to our patients. At the time of this writing, Advanced Women's Health of NJ now has 2 of the 4 Castle Connolly Top Doctors in Urogynecology in all of NJ!

It’s a frustrating and sometimes debilitating problem; urinary urgency you just can't ignore, much as you'd like to. An overactive bladder can reorganize the day's activities, and not in a good way. You may have trouble going on long car trips, watching a movie, or even simply leaving the house. The problem may be an overactive bladder, but how can you tell?

(By the way, it's not a normal part of aging.)

Here are some things to look out for:

Even if you're vigilant about getting routine GYN care, bladder cancer may not really be on your radar. After all, it's far more common among men than women, and the majority of cases affect patients over age 65. But don't let those stats keep you from learning to spot the symptoms. Many people mistakenly think bladder cancer is only a disease of older men, but there are more than 18,000 women who are diagnosed with this cancer every year in the United States.

Pelvic organ prolapse — sometimes called genital prolapse — is rarely discussed, yet millions of women in the United States suffer from this hidden medical epidemic. The condition occurs when one or more of the pelvic organs — the uterus, bladder, or rectum — slip down from their normal position and either press against the wall of the vagina or protrude into or beyond the vagina.

One of my recent patients described prolapse as,