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Bladder health education TV segment

Alamo Area Health News November 17, 2006
Featuring Peggy P. Francis, DNP, RN - Director, Urology San Antonio Center for Urinary Control
Urinary incontinence or bladder leakage affects 13 million Americans—most of them women. Incontinence can cause discomfort and embarrassment, keeping you from enjoying life to the fullest. Nurse practitioner explains the types and causes of urinary incontinence, what's normal and what's not, and what questions you should ask your doctor if you do develop a urinary problem. She shares steps that everyone should follow to keep his or her bladder healthy and what medical solutions are available to help you regain control.
Link to the online Video and Audio Broadcast.

Pelvic floor therapy improves bladder control

South Texas Medicine Fall 2004
"'Biofeedback is a specialized type of training that teaches people to regain control over what are ordinarily unconscious body functions,' Peggy P. Francis, Director of the Urology San Antonio Center for Urinary Control explains."
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Interstitial cystitis: a commonly misdiagnosed condition

South Texas Medicine Fall 2004
"For nearly 16 million Americans... antibiotics provide no relief [for urinary tract infections]. These individuals, and even their doctors my suspect chronic urinary tract infections, but in reality they may suffer from a lesser-known inflammatory bladder condition called interstitial cystitis or IC."
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Adult female incontinence: diagnosis and treatment options

South Texas Medicine Fall 2004
By Christopher W. Graham, MD
"Recent studies indicate that only 32 percent of primary care providers routinely screen for incontinence, and 50 to 75 percent of the time, patients remain silent about their symptoms."
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