Various nerves control bladder and bowel function, including the spinal cord, cauda equina, pudendal nerves, and the enteric nervous system, a nerve network in the walls of the digestive tract. These ...

Sponsored FOY Tiny Device Provides Control and Confidence to Overactive Bladder Patients Raveen Syan, M.D., a urologist and Director of Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogynecology at the Desai Sethi ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A digital intravaginal device for pelvic floor muscle training improved urinary incontinence symptoms and ...

From the Uresta Starter Kit, a woman selects one of the bladder support device sizes to find her best fit for comfort and effectiveness. A femtech startup is bringing a non-surgical solution for women ...

It's hard for some folks who suffer illness-related urinary incontinence to judge whether they'll be able to hold it until they get home, or if they should rush to a bathroom now. There might soon be ...

The soft, stretchable sensor is the elongated section near the tip of the tweezers. The green box is the implantable "base station," which holds electrical components to power the device and ...

Medtronic said it has won an FDA nod for an implantable tibial neuromodulation therapy that treats urge urinary incontinence. The Altaviva device is inserted near the ankle. The Dublin-based company ...

Should you run to the bathroom now? Or can you hold it until you get home? A new implant and associated smartphone app may someday remove the guess work from the equation. Northwestern University ...

The FDA has given marketing approval to a new implant aimed at treating urinary incontinence. The device focuses on reducing barriers to treatment for patients. Experts say that this product is ...

Graphical comparison of bladder augmentation surgery using either ileum (top) or a cell-seeded, biodegradable scaffold (bottom). MSCs and HSPCs represent different types of stem cells found in the ...