Do you have trouble with an overactive bladder (maybe you go to the bathroom every hour)? Do you lose control of your bladder, peeing when you don’t want to? Do you feel pressure in your pelvis or feel like your vagin*, bladder, uterus, or rectum has dropped, causing a bulge or pressure?
You do not have to suffer through these symptoms. They are treatable symptoms that specialists call pelvic floor disorders. A urogynecologist treats these symptoms and conditions and can help you increase your quality of life.
Symptoms
Many women may not have symptoms of pelvic floor problems at first. If, however, you start to develop some of these symptoms, you should not be embarrassed to tell your health care provider about them.
Symptoms of pelvic floor disorders can include the following:
- A bulge or something visibly coming out of the vagin*
- Heaviness, fullness, pulling, or aching in the vagin* that is worse at the end of the day or during a bowel movement
- Having a hard time peeing or emptying your bladder completely
- Leaking pee when you cough, laugh, or exercise
- Feeling an urgent or frequent need to pee
Any of these symptoms can be embarrassing but you don’t have to continue to suffer with them. You can see a urogynecologist and get treatment.
