Crossing Rivers Health offers innovative, effective surgical treatment for sudden urine loss
Contact: Shelly Mikkelson
Millions of women have sudden urine loss or stress urinary incontinence. The condition causes them to leak urine when they laugh, sneeze, cough, or during exercise. Although so many women experience sudden urine loss, most women are not aware that it is a treatable condition. Women may suffer in silence and put off activities that they enjoy.
Female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is caused in part by an improperly functioning urethra. Unlike other types of incontinence, SUI is not a problem of the bladder. Normally, the urethra maintains a tight seal to prevent involuntary loss of urine. In a woman with SUI, muscle and pelvic tissue weakened by childbirth or other causes, are unable to adequately support the urethra in its correct position. As a result, when pressure is exerted on the bladder from the diaphragm during sudden movements, the urethra cannot maintain its seal and urine escapes.
Crossing Rivers Health has welcomed Dr. Jason Rexroth, Pelvic Floor Specialist, to their Medical Staff at the Center for Specialty Care. Dr. Rexroth offers proven urodynamic testing and outpatient surgical treatment options for women experiencing this condition, as well as surgical treatment for incontinence performed on over one million women worldwide. Patients choosing surgical treatment may be able to go home as early as a few hours after the procedure with only a two-three week recovery period. During the procedure, mesh is woven through pelvic tissue and positioned underneath the urethra, creating a supportive sling. When pressure is exerted, the tape provides the support needed to allow the urethra to maintain its seal. All medical procedures present benefits as well as some risks.
Dr. Jason Rexroth received his medical degree from the University of Iowa and completed one year of general surgery in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He completed four years of OB/GYN residency at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.
To learn more about treatment options for female stress urinary incontinence, please contact Crossing Rivers Health Center for Specialty Care, Prairie du Chien, at 608-357-2525.