Did you know that 50% of adult women suffer from some type of urinary incontinence?
But only half seek medical help due to fear, embarrassment, or lack of knowledge about the existence of treatment options. At Urovallarta, we are prepared to assist you.
Urogynecology and pelvic floor reconstructive surgery is a specialty derived from gynecology that deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases related to the urinary and genital apparatus of women, especially pelvic floor dysfunctions.
Common symptoms:
- Urinary Incontinence. The inability to contain urine. Urinary leaks can happen without the desire to urinate, during physical exertion, or due to an inability to hold back a sudden urge to urinate.
- Urgency. An intense and sudden urge to urinate that cannot be postponed.
- Burning sensation while urinating. Pain or burning sensation during urination, which can continue for some time after urinating.
- Pelvic Pain. Pain that can be constant or intermittent in the pelvis, possibly felt more towards the pubis, vagina, or perineum.
- Prolapse or lump in the vagina. The sensation of having a mass in the vagina, some women describe it as having something the size of a lemon in the vagina, sometimes the lump can be visible through the vagina.
- Vaginal Dryness. Loss or decrease of vaginal lubrication, which can lead to painful sexual relations.
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Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary tract infections are a common problem in both men and women. You might be having recurrent infections if you have had more than 2 infections in the last year.
Urinary Incontinence: Involuntary urine loss.
Involuntary urine loss is very common, and the risk of having it increases with age. A woman can involuntarily leak urine in various situations, such as during physical exertion, even if there is no desire to urinate at that moment.
It can also occur when there is a sudden and very intense desire to urinate that cannot be controlled. In this case, women may have small leaks before they can get to the bathroom.
Overactive Bladder Syndrome
This is a very common problem that affects many women and can have many causes. It is characterized by an increase in the frequency of urination, in addition to an urgent and usually irresistible need to urinate, which can cause waking up several times at night.
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
The descent of the bladder, uterus, rectum, or vagina is common with age and is more frequent after a hysterectomy.
It can manifest as the sensation of a lump in the vagina of varying size, sometimes visible or felt protruding from the vaginal cavity. It is usually caused by weakness of the pelvic floor muscles.
Pelvic Floor Unit at UroVallarta
We have modern infrastructure and a multidisciplinary team that includes specialists in urogynecology, coloproctology, and urology, as well as pelvic floor physiotherapists and specialized nursing staff.
1 in 4 women do NOT know how to perform pelvic floor exercises
At Urovallarta, we are trained to instruct and accompany you while you learn to correctly contract the pelvic floor muscles. We also have technologies like biofeedback and electrotherapy, which increase the likelihood of success and symptom improvement.
Specialist Doctors
Meet our medical team, who will be happy to assist you
Dr Carlos Cuevas
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Carlos Cuevas specializes in Urogynecology and pelvic floor reconstructive surgery. He assists women suffering from involuntary urine loss, uterine, bladder, or rectal prolapse, recurrent urinary infections, difficulty emptying the bladder, urogenital changes due to menopause, among other diseases.
He graduated from the University of Guadalajara, completed his specialty in Gynecology and Obstetrics from 2017 to 2021, then Urogynecology from 2021 to 2023, at the Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital of the National Medical Center of the West IMSS, in Guadalajara Jalisco. He holds current certification from the Mexican Council of Gynecology and Obstetrics for both specialties and is an active member of the Mexican College of Urogynecology.