The Department of Urology at Stony Brook offers a comprehensive evaluation and treatment plan for these female urologic disorders. Voiding dysfunction can take many forms. Treatment is aimed at decreasing or eliminating symptoms. Treatment may involve medications or pelvic floor relaxation exercises. Incontinence is any involuntary loss of urine.
Treatment is dependent on the type of incontinence.
Current therapies include dietary changes, scheduled voiding, bladder retraining, pelvic muscle exercises, biofeedback, electrical stimulation therapy, medication, collagen implants and surgery. Urethral syndrome is a condition involving pain at the urethra that can occur during urination or without regard to urination. Treatment may consist of oral medication or local estrogen replacement therapy. Urethral syndrome may exist as a component of interstitial cystitis. It can occur at any age, however, the median age at diagnosis is between 42 and 46 years.