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1. Incontinence is a “normal” part of aging
2. It is “normal” to wake up at night to urinate
3. Urinary incontinence only happens to older women
4. It can’t be prevented
5. Incontinence usually requires surgery to be fixed.

INCONTINENCE IS NOT NORMAL, and there are many simple treatments that can improve the quality of your life! Some of these treatments are as simple as changing what you eat or drink, and even the most complex treatments are either done in the office or as a short out-patient procedure. 

Starting on Wednesday 9/14/16, our Sparta office will be open until 8 pm! Please pass the word about our new late hours. We will also be opening our Wayne office every week on Fridays from 9-5!

This is a wonderful website sponsored by the American Urogynecological Society (AUGS). Check it out for up-to-date articles related to urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and other interesting topics related to the female pelvic floor.

http://www.voicesforpfd.org/

Millions of women experience vaginal discomfort, and sometimes crippling pain, for a variety of reasons, most often a loss of estrogen. The resulting vaginal dryness and atrophy can make sexual intercourse, a pelvic exam, urinating, or even sitting, or walking a painful nightmare.

In addition to women near or past menopause, those affected include women who have recently given birth or are breast-feeding, women treated with estrogen-suppressing drugs for breast cancer or given chemotherapy or pelvic radiation for other cancers, and women whose ovaries were surgically removed.