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Urogynecology in Primary Care

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Editors:
  1. Patrick J. Culligan

    1. Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, USA
      UMDNJ, Newark, USA

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  2. Roger P. Goldberg

    1. Evanston Continence Center, Evanston, USA
      Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, USA

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  • Presented in a clear and simple style, introducing streamlined strategies that can be implemented in any primary care setting
  • Practical and user-friendly guide containing original illustrations, text boxes highlighting key studies, and ‘clinical pearls’ from experts in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Primary Care: Epidemology and Risk Factors

    • Sujatha S. Rajan, Neeraj Kohli
    Pages 1-10

  3. Pelvic Floor Anatomy: Made Clear and Simple

    • Robert M. Rogers Jr.
    Pages 11-20

  4. Effects of Pregnancy and Childbirth on the Pelvic Floor

    • Roger P. Goldberg
    Pages 21-33

  5. Pathophysiology of Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

    • Paul Tulikangas
    Pages 34-39

  6. Diagnosing Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Problems: An Efficient, Cost-Effective Approach for Primary Care Providers

    • Pater L. Rosenblatt, Eman Elkadry
    Pages 40-59

  7. Kegel Exercises, Dietary and Behavioral Modifications: Simple Strategies for Getting Started

    • Jay-James R. Miller, Peter K. Sand
    Pages 60-66

  8. An Overview of Medications for Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

    • Patrick J. Culligan
    Pages 67-72

  9. Biofeedback and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy: Introducing Non-Surgical Treatments to Your Office

    • Charles R. Rardin
    Pages 73-88

  10. Pessay Devices: A Stepwise Approach to Fitting, Teaching, and Managing

    • Patrick J. Culligan
    Pages 89-93

  11. Surgery for Incontinence and Pelvic Dysfunction: Overview for the PCP

    • Miles Murphy, Vincent R. Lucente
    Pages 94-105

  12. Female Sexual Dysfuntion: Effective Treatment Strategies for All Ages

    • Laura A.C. Berman, Kerrie A. Grow McLean
    Pages 106-123

  13. Urinary Tract Infections: Managing Acute, Chronic and Difficult Cases

    • Christine A. LaSala
    Pages 124-136

  14. Interstitial Cystitis and Pelvic Pain: Understanding and Treating at the Primary Care Level

    • Deborah L. Myers
    Pages 137-151

  15. Getting Your Urogynecology Visits “Up and Running”: Key Questionnaires, Forms and Coding Tips

    • Vincent R. Lucente, Marie C. Shaw
    Pages 152-160

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 161-166
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About this book

The ? eld of urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery encompasses not only urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, but disorders such as chronic urinary tract infections, sexual dysfunction, defecation dysfunction, and pelvic pain as well. This textbook is designed as a clinical guide for treating women suffering from this wide variety of pelvic ? oor disorders. Written with busy practitioners in mind, this textbook will be useful as a quick reference guide for anyone with an interest in female pelvic ? oor disorders. Patrick J. Culligan vii Contents 1 Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Primary Care: Epidemiology and Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sujatha S. Rajan and Neeraj Kohli 2 Pelvic Floor Anatomy: Made Clear and Simple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Robert M. Rogers, Jr. 3 Effects of Pregnancy and Childbirth on the Pelvic Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Roger P. Goldberg 4 Pathophysiology of Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction . . . . . . . . . . 34 Paul Tulikangas 5 Diagnosing Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Problems: An Ef? cient, Cost-Effective Approach for Primary Care Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Peter L. Rosenblatt and Eman Elkadry 6 Kegel Exercises, Dietary and Behavioral Modi? cations: Simple Strategies for Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Jay-James R. Miller and Peter K. Sand 7 An Overview of Medication for Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction . . . . . . . . 67 Patrick J. Culligan 8 Biofeedback and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy: Introducing Non-Surgical Treatments to Your Of? ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Charles R. Rardin 9 Pessary Devices: A Stepwise Approach to Fitting, Teaching and Managing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Patrick J. Culligan 10 Surgery for Incontinence and Pelvic Dysfunction: Overview for the PCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, USA

    Patrick J. Culligan

  • UMDNJ, Newark, USA

    Patrick J. Culligan

  • Evanston Continence Center, Evanston, USA

    Roger P. Goldberg

  • Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, USA

    Roger P. Goldberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Urogynecology in Primary Care

  • Editors: Patrick J. Culligan, Roger P. Goldberg

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-167-9

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-84628-166-2Published: 20 December 2006

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-84628-167-9Published: 06 March 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 172

  • Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Gynecology, Urology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Physiotherapy

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