Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with other leading institutions across the country, have published an innovative study that provides radiation oncologists ...

I’ve heard that Kegel exercises can help with incontinence, but I don’t know much about them. Can both men and women do them?

As a urogynecologist I care exclusively for women with pelvic floor problems. These are the women with leaking bladders and weak supporting tissues allowing the vaginal walls to bulge outside. Pelvic ...

A vaginal prolapse, or pelvic organ prolapse, occurs when muscles of the pelvic floor no longer support one or more organs located in the pelvis. According to the Office of Women’s Health (OWH), ...

In her mid-50s, Sherrie Palm noticed she always needed to pee. While that was annoying, she didn’t feel too worried about it until she noticed a bulge near her vagina when she wiped. After three ...

Pelvic reconstructive surgery treats pelvic organ prolapse, which can occur due to factors like childbirth or chronic coughing. Recovery varies depending on the type of surgery. Pelvic reconstructive ...

The pelvic region holds major organs under its layers of muscles. Some of the most important include the major digestive organs, the intestines. The small intestine is the longest part of the ...

Weakness in this part of the body becomes increasingly common with age, causing urinary incontinence and other symptoms. But ...

Anatomy of one of least studied human organs could improve outcomes for women who have pelvic surgery Almost 30 years after the intricate web of nerves inside the penis was plotted out, the same ...

Endometriosis occurs when tissues that line the uterus – which thicken and shed according to the menstrual cycle – grow ...

Pelvic prolapse is when the organs inside your pelvis drop or fall. This makes your organs come down the vaginal canal. Your organs may exit the vaginal opening. Even though prolapse is very common, ...