New pelvic-floor disorder program launched

DR. LESLIE ROTH is a colorectal surgeon and co-director of the new program said in a statement that misunderstanding about these real health problems is widespread.
DR. LESLIE ROTH is a colorectal surgeon and co-director of the new program said in a statement that misunderstanding about these real health problems is widespread.

PROVIDENCE – With problems ranging from incontinence to intense pain to obesity, pelvic-floor disorders are often so uncomfortable to discuss that women prefer to suffer in silence. The Women’s Medicine Collaborative recently launched the Program for Pelvic Floor Disorders to address the raft of serious pelvis-related health problems going untreated.

Nearly 20 percent of the general population and as many as 50 percent of seniors are affected by stool accidents, and at least one in four women experience significant discomfort and diminished quality of life as a result of a pelvic floor disorder.

Dr. Leslie Roth is a colorectal surgeon and co-director of the new program said in a statement that misunderstanding about these real health problems is widespread.

“Many women suffer in silence,” said Roth. “Often they believe symptoms such as pelvic pain, stool accidents (fecal incontinence) and chronic constipation are a normal part of aging. They are not, and they are treatable. Many women with fecal incontinence are told there is nothing left to be done, when in fact they may have a correctable pelvic floor disorder.”

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The Program for Pelvic Floor Disorders features a multidisciplinary clinician team who works collaboratively to meet patients’ needs and improve their quality of life. Staff includes a gastroenterologist, gynecologists, a colorectal surgeon, a clinical dietitian, behavioral medicine professionals and physical therapists.

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