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Pelvic floor unit royal women s hospital.
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The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and ligaments which support the bladder uterus womb and bowel.
Female pelvic floor dysfunction encompasses a variety of conditions such as urinary incontinence pelvic organ prolapse and lower bowel problems such as difficulty with defecation and anal incontinence.
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The pelvic floor unit at the women s provides multidisciplinary assessment and treatment for women with pelvic floor dysfunction.
This fact sheet is for women who are patients of the royal women s hospital and are having an urodynamics bladder test to investigate their bladder problems.
The pelvic floor unit treats many disorders but the majority are related to pelvic floor dysfunction which causes.
Pelvic floor exercises royal women s hospital pdf file 197 kb links to english resource summary.
The pelvic floor unit pfu in the women s newborn health service provides care to women with urinary incontinence leakage prolapse and other pelvic floor problems.
It is important that all women exercise their pelvic floor muscles everyday throughout life to prevent weakness or improve strength.
Our team we have specialist doctors nurses and physiotherapists who are highly trained and experienced in urogynaecology and will work with you to provide an individual care.