Surgeons may significantly underestimate how long it will take women to return to normal activities following sling surgery to correct stress urinary incontinence, a new study has found. The ...

For years, Susan Johnstone, 53, lived with an embarrassing problem that threatened to take away the activity she loved most: ...

(RICHMOND, Va.,)-- About 30 percent of all women suffer from urinary incontinence. Many are too embarrassed to seek help for the problem. But a new solution is making treating the condition easier ...

Carl Klutke, MD Before surgery, 6% of women tested negative on the cough stress test compared with 98% at 12 months . SAN FRANCISCO—A urethral sling placed via a transobturator approach improves ...

For women with frequent urine leakage, a newer and simpler "sling" surgery works as well as the standard version, according to a new clinical trial. The study involved women with stress urinary ...

In the largest and most rigorous U.S. trial comparing two traditional operations for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women, a team of urologists and urogynecologists supported by the National ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Single-incision mini-slings were noninferior to midurethral slings, which have been the surgical treatment of ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Two types of ‘sling’ surgeries are popular for treating female urinary ...