Mayo Clinic on Incontinence: Strategies and Treatments for Improving Bladder and Bowel Control by Chen, Anita H.

Mayo Clinic on Incontinence is a helpful resource to successfully manage urinary and fecal incontinence. It explains the causes of incontinence and helpful tips to relieve symptoms to enjoy a better quality of life. Each chapter provides strategies and advice to reduce or even eliminate bothersome symptoms, both for individuals recently diagnosed with incontinence as well as those who have lived with the condition for years. Behavior and lifestyle changes, medications, medical devices, and surgeries for urinary and fecal incontinence are discussed in detail.

Author: Anita H. Chen, Paul D. Pettit
Publisher: Mayo Clinic Press
Published: 07/20/2021
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781893005716

About the Author
Paul D. Pettit, M.D., is a gynecologic surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, who specializes in urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, bowel and bladder fistulas, and genital and rectal prolapse. Along with co-author Dr. Anita Chen, he works at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Gynecology. Dr. Pettit is certified in obstetrics and gynecology and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition to founding the International Society of Pelvic Neuromodulation, Dr. Pettit is also an active member of the American Urogynecologic Society and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. Now the director of Mayo Clinic's Gynecologic Continence Program, Dr. Pettit has been helping patients find relief from urinary incontinence, bowel and bladder fistulas, and other urogynecological conditions for more than 40 years.

Anita H. Chen. M.D. is a board-certified urogynecologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. In addition to working as an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mayo Clinic's Alix School of Medicine, Dr. Chen also serves as the Associate Fellowship Director of Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery, where she mentors medical students, residents, and fellows in their research. Among other expertise, Dr. Chen specializes in the surgical treatment of stress incontinence, refractory overactive bladder treatment, and urethral diverticulum. Awarded the Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor award, Dr. Chen is frequently recognized for her expertise in both the OR and the classroom.