{"id":2269,"date":"2023-03-03T14:42:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T13:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kontinenzzentrum.ch\/competence\/urogynaekologie\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T10:53:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T09:53:34","slug":"female-urology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kontinenzzentrum.ch\/en\/competence\/female-urology.html","title":{"rendered":"Female urology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2269\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2269-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2269-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2269-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Female urology \/ urogynaecology<\/h1>\n<h3>Focusing on the female bladder and pelvic floor<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kontinenzzentrum.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2380225_1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"301\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The discipline of\u00a0<strong>female urology<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>urogynaecology<\/strong>\u00a0deals with malfunctions of the pelvic organs, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Incontinence in women<\/li>\n<li>Prolapse conditions\/prolapses of the pelvic organs in women\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li>Bladder prolapse<\/li>\n<li>Uterine prolapse<\/li>\n<li>Intestinal prolapse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Investigation of the causes of frequent urinary tract infections<\/li>\n<li>Infections of the female sex organs<\/li>\n<li>Bladder and pelvic floor malfunctions with bladder and intestinal voiding disorders<\/li>\n<li>Pelvic pain in women<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2269-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_fn-info-box-widget\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-fn-info-box-widget 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<\/div><div>\n        <div class=\"fn-info-box-title\">\n          <div class=\"uk-grid-small\" uk-grid>            <div class=\"uk-width-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kontinenzzentrum.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/ICON_info.svg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"uk-width-expand\">\n              <h4 class=\"uk-h3\">Investigative procedures<\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"fn-info-box-content\">\n              <p>Modern investigative procedures in\u00a0<strong>female urology \/ urogynaecology<\/strong>, such as urodynamic examination and pelvic ultrasound, allow a precise diagnosis to be established and an appropriate, individual treatment procedure to be selected.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div><div>\n        <div class=\"fn-info-box-title\">\n          <div class=\"uk-grid-small\" uk-grid>            <div class=\"uk-width-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kontinenzzentrum.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/ICON_info.svg\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"uk-width-expand\">\n              <h4 class=\"uk-h3\">Treatment<\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"fn-info-box-content\">\n              <p>A number of modern surgical procedures are available once the options of non-surgical treatment of incontinence or prolapse conditions of the pelvic organs have been exhausted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tension-free tapes or injecting underneath the urethra in cases of stress incontinence<\/li>\n<li>Antispasmodic medication\u00a0injection treatment\u00a0for urge incontinence<\/li>\n<li>Tightening and fixing procedures in cases of pelvic organ prolapse, using endogenous tissue or mesh<\/li>\n<li>Sacral neuromodulation in cases of urge incontinence or bladder voiding problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      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