14 VITALITY Summer 2022 Help for incontinence and overactive bladder You don’t have to live with leaks. Effective treatments are available. Medications. Several medications are available to treat stress and urgency incontinence, such as oxybutynin and myrbetriq. Surgery. A simple surgical procedure to inject medication into the bladder neck or bladder muscle may help, including Coaptite® and Botox® injections. Synthetic mesh slings can be inserted to provide support for your urethra (the tube you urinate through). In the right patient, these can be 85% successful. Implants. InterStim™ therapy uses an implantable device for your tailbone, like a pacemaker for your bladder, as an effective treatment for urinary incontinence and overactive bladder. UROLOGY NEW! CMH Urology Surgical Clinic now offers patients the Pro-Nox™ nitrous oxide delivery system for in-office urologic procedures, including Botox® bladder therapy or any procedure that may cause pain or anxiety. REGAIN CONTROL Learn more about treatment options for female urinary incontinence at cmhbolivar.info/ WH. And hear from urologist MarkWalterskirchen, M.D., in ourYouTube video at cmhbolivar.info/3NYrFyA. ➜
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