Female Urological Disease (Slings for Incontinence)
Urology is a field of medicine focussing on diseases of the urinary tract system, which includes include the kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra. Female and reconstructive urology is a sub-specialty of urology that treats and assesses patients with urinary incontinence, urological diseases and the reconstruction of the urinary tract.
Female urology is a subdivision of this sub-specialty and it covers a group of conditions that are experienced by women, such as urinary incontinence, overactive bladder and pelvic organ prolapse. A female urologist specialises in the treatment of these diseases and has a thorough knowledge of the female pelvic floor.
Conditions commonly treated within female urology include:
Urinary incontinence
Overactive bladder
Pelvic prolapse
Pelvic floor problems
Urinary tract infections
Cystitis
Kidney stones
Bladder cancer