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The Women’s Center for Bladder and Pelvic Health at Magee is a multidisciplinary resource with a comprehensive, women-centered approach.
Women of all ages and races can suffer from bladder and pelvic floor disorders. The pelvic floor is a combination of muscles, ligaments, and connective tissues that support the pelvic organs — the bladder, vagina, uterus, and rectum. The pelvic floor can be weakened by a combination of factors such as childbirth, heavy lifting, the effects of menopause and aging, and other chronic medical and neurologic conditions.
Although problems do become more common with advancing age, even young women can be affected.
Referrals to the center can be made through a patients primary care physician or gynecologist. Many women self-refer, so a physician's referral is not necessary.
Some of the symptoms women experience can include:
Pelvic floor disorders significantly compromise the quality of women’s lives, which may result in depression, social isolation, and avoidance of physical and sexual activity due to discomfort and embarrassment. Our experts are dedicated to improving the quality of our patients' lives.
In a private, confidential setting, treatment is available for all of the following conditions:
The Women’s Center for Bladder and Pelvic Health offers patients a comprehensive blend of services to bring relief for the conditions listed above. Office procedures and evaluations may include:
Our goal is to restore function and improve quality of life for every woman. To do this we use the most current research and clinical standards to create individualized treatment plans that may include behavioral, medical, non-surgical, and surgical options.
Magee offers robotic assisted surgery and our experts utilize a dual-console da Vinci ® Surgical System for procedures.
Our experts see patients in the following locations:
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-647-8762 (UPMC)
800-533-8762 (UPMC)
