Dr. Rosanne Mayhew, a preventive care physician and gynecologist located in Los Gatos, California, offers a range of conservative treatments like the InTone device, as well as, surgical solutions for women suffering from urinary and fecal incontinence. At the Women By Women practice, she has alleviated incontinence for women throughout the Silicon Valley and in the greater San Francisco Bay area.
That varies depending on the type of incontinence.
All urinary incontinence increases with age and many women suffer from multiple types.
Treatment depends on the cause and severity of symptoms. Among the treatments Dr. Mayhew uses are:
Damage or weakness to pelvic floor muscles or nerves can result in fecal incontinence. Damage or weakness can be caused by pelvic floor issues due to pregnancy, obesity, vaginal childbirths and genitourinary syndrome. Nerves can be damaged by medical conditions like diabetes. Also, rectal inflammation that occurs with inflammatory bowel disease is a common cause of fecal incontinence.
Dr. Mayhew has successfully helped reduce or eliminate fecal incontinence with a variety of approaches. These include: