Uro­gy­ne­co­lo­gi­cal tre­at­ment of uri­n­ary blad­der dys­func­tion / pro­lap­se pro­ble­ms / in­con­ti­nence

The following investigations are offered during the consultation and are helpful in making a diagnosis:

• Gynaecological examination
• Urine laboratory tests
• Ultrasound of the pelvic floor
• Cystoscopy/cystoscopy
• Urodynamic measurements: Pressure measurements in the bladder and urethra.

The consultation is also supervised by a urotherapist. The urotherapist provides advice on various aids, for example, and supports the urogynaecologist with conservative therapies.

Urogynecological therapies can be

Conservative therapies

• Drinking and micturition diary
• Pessaries: stress incontinence, prolapse conditions
• Pelvic floor physiotherapy with biofeedback and electrostimulation (specialised physiotherapists at the Claraspital)
• Instruction in the use of catheters
• Bladder instillations

operations

• Insertion of a bladder tape for stress incontinence
• Prolapse operations from the vagina (vaginal) or by laparoscopy, without/with mesh