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No More Suffering in Silence

June 1, 2022June 22, 2022 Donna Ison bladder, board-, bowel, bowel movement, Bulkamid®, Centre college 's athletic department, certified urogynecologist, clinicals, course of evaluation, delivery, disorder, dysfunction, empathy, empowerment, FACOG, FDA-approved, field of urogynecology, floor, floor disorder, gel, general GYN service, GYN, GYN rotation, GYN service, gynecological issue, incontinence, Jamie Rhodes, large prolapse, lesser-known specialty, Louisville, Louisville school, Marjorie Pilkinton, mom, Northwell, Northwell health, Norton, Norton medical group, Norton woman, Norton woman 's Care, OB/ GYN, pelvic floor, pelvic floor disorder, photo, physical therapy, Pilkinton, Pilkinton state, prolapse, quality of life, referral, scope of Urogynecology, sexual dysfunction, side of GYN, silence, Sinai west, sphincter, surgery, therapy, university of Louisville school of medicine, UofL, urethra, urethral bulk injection, urinary incontinence, urogynecologist, urogynecology, vagina, wall of the urethra, water-based, water-based gel, woman suffer incontinence, work study program

LOUISVILLE The field of urogynecology is one of the lesser-known specialties—among both medical professionals and the general public—which means many

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Special Section 

The Evolution of Gynecological Cancer Care

October 1, 2021December 10, 2021 MD-Update Staff ablation, abnormal bleed, Alexandra Rogers Margarita Terrassa, all-female practice, American cultural mainstream, bladder, bleed, board-certified, Botox, breast, breast cancer, cancer, CDC, cervical cancer, cervical cancer awareness, comprehensive care, Denise Kirkham, diagnosis, educational act, endometrial, endometrial ablation, evolution of gynecological cancer, female cancer, Gil Dunn, gynecological care, gynecology, happy Rockefeller, HPV, HPV vaccine, hysteroscopy, image001 photo, image002 photo, in-house, in-office, in-office service, in-office surgery, in-office surgery suite, incontinence, Jamie Baldwin, Kim Aldridge, l-r, large surgery suite, Louisville, Louisville obstetrics, majority of doctor, mammogram screen, Margarita Terrassa, new sign of the time, OB-GYN generalist, OB-GYN practice, OB/ GYN, obstetrics, ovulation, pain, pap, pap smear, patient demand, Patient-Oriented, pelvic pain, phase of comprehensive care, physician, ponce, ponce school, ponce school of medicine, procedure, procedure suite, recognizable symbol promote mammogram screen, smear, Specialty-Focused, state-of-the-art equipment, suite, surgeon, surgery, surgical procedure, surgical solution, surgical suite, teal-colored, teal-colored ribbon, Terrassa, tissue, treatment of abnormal pap smear, Tulane university hospital, ultrasound, unique female perspective, urinary incontinence, uterus, vaccination, vaccine, wait room of the calm, well-known woman, woman enter medical school, woman provider

LOUISVILLE The years 1971-1972 were pivotal for cancer treatment for women in the U.S. Three prominent, well-known women, Betty Ford,

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Women can Seek Help for Incontinence at Pelvic Floor Therapy Center at Frazier

June 1, 2018September 10, 2018 Holly Hinson American physical therapy association, APTA, bladder, care pharmacy specialist, Carrie Schanen, costly class, costly class of medication, episode of incontinence, experience incontinence, floor, floor disorder, floor therapy center, floor therapy program, Frazier, Frazier woman, Frazier woman 's service, incontinence, incontinence drug, Jewish east, Julie Lockwood, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, KentuckyOne health partner, Lockwood, Lockwood work, managed care pharmacy specialist, medical center, medication, muscle, pelvic floor disorder, pelvic floor therapy center, pelvic floor therapy program, pelvic pain, PFMT, physical therapist, physical therapy, Schanen, therapist, therapy, therapy association, UI, urinary incontinence, urinary incontinence drug

LOUISVILLE According to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), pelvic floor disorders, such as urinary incontinence, affect up to one

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Cancer Care Cover Story Obstetrics/Gynecology Women's Health 

Educating Patients, Optimizing Costs, Empowering Women

July 1, 2017December 20, 2017 Jennifer S. Newton 3D tomography, ablation, ACOG, anesthesia, appropriate professional guideline, ASC, assistant, bladder, booth, Botox, breast, breast cancer, breast exam, breast self-exams, callback, cancer, cancer screen, caregiver of the entire family, Caregivers, cervical cancer, cervical cancer screen, cervix, clinician, co-managing, co-managing partner, co-managing partner of woman, conflict recommendation, confuse information, cost-conscious way, dense breast, detection, early detection, educate patient, entire family, exam, executive director, family history, genetic test, GYN, GYN care, GYN office, GYN practice, gynecologic, gynecologist, healthcare agenda, healthcare relationship, heavy bleed, high volume, high-risk patient, historical data, hormonal age, important healthcare relationship, in-office, in-office procedure, individual risk factor, infection, interval, Kirkham, lens, lens of wellness, lens of Wellness Rebecca Booth, Louisville, low risk, mammography, medical decision-makers, Miller, nurse, nurse practitioner, OB, opportunity, overactive bladder, pap, pap smear, patient-physician, patient-physician relationship, photo, physical exam, physician, physician assistant, PLLC, practitioner, procedure, recommendation, right interval, risk factor, risk patient, screen, screen interval, screen recommendation, self-exams, smear, tomography, tomosynthesis, ultrasound, unique lens, wellness, Wellness Rebecca Booth, woman 's health, woman 's overall health

LOUISVILLE We hear this time and again – Women are often the caregivers for their entire family, the medical decision-makers,

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Cancer Care Cover Story Oncology 

Focal Point

October 1, 2016July 17, 2017 Jennifer S. Newton advantage of HIFU, advent, aggressive prostate cancer, antigen, Bahamas, biopsy, bladder, board-certified, board-certified urologist, Brooks Jackson, cancer, cancer cell, Cancun, cure cancer, cure rate, dysfunction, Eifler, erectile, erectile dysfunction, erectile function, family history, family history of prostate cancer, FDA, focal HIFU, focal point, Gleason, graduate of the U, group of local urologist, HIFU, HIFU promise result equal, HIFU prostate service, HIFU surgeon, HIFU treatment center, high intensity, high risk, HPS, HPS Kentucky, incontinence, intensity, international locale, Jackson, John Jurige, Jurige, Kentucky, leading-edge, leading-edge therapy, life alter side effect, local urologist, Louisville, medical school, metro urology, MRI, oncology, option, outcome, outpatient, outpatient procedure, outpatient procedure use ultrasound energy, photo, physician, probe, procedure, proctor, prostate, prostate cancer, prostatectomy, PSA, PSA screen, radiation, radiation therapy, radical prostatectomy, residency, Robert Densmore, school of medicine, screen, side effect, Sonablate® HIFU, spare normal tissue, specialized ultrasound probe, specific antigen, surgeon, surgery, survival, therapy, three-dimensional image, three-dimensional image of the prostate, tissue, traditional treatment, traditional treatment of radical prostatectomy, treatment option, U, ultrasound, ultrasound energy, ultrasound probe, urinary incontinence, urologic, urologist, urology, visualization

LOUISVILLE When I think of Nassau, Bahamas, and Cancun, Mexico, I picture white sand beaches, crystal blue waters, and vacation

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Special Section 

Ahead of the Curve

May 1, 2015January 20, 2017 Tim Corkran age baby boomer, age of sub-specialization, Arghavani, baby boomer, big picture of woman 's health, bladder, boomer, boundary of the traditional OB, care provider, clinic, curve, da, great people provide great healthcare, GYN, GYN department, GYN practice, gynecologist, GYNs, healthcare, HPV, hysterectomy, incontinence, internal consultant, InterStim®, James, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington clinic 's multi-physician practice, Lexington clinic 's OB, Lexington clinic 's powerful electronic health record system, Lexington clinic 's vision, multi-physician, multi-physician practice, multi-specialty group, need of the age baby boomer, Neurostimulator, OB, obscured pathology, on-call duty, patient outside, patient outside of the office, pediatrician, photo, physician, primary care provider, Ramon Thomas, right physician, robot, Stephanie, sub-specialization, Tamara James, Thomas, Tracy Arghavani, traditional OB, urge, urge incontinence, vaccine, Vinci®, Vinci® surgical robot, woman 's health, young group, young group of woman

LEXINGTON The OB/GYN department at Lexington Clinic is always looking ahead. Collaboratively perceiving new ways to advance women’s health, three

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Special Section 

Interstitial Cystitis

April 1, 2014 John Hubbard, MD bladder, bladder mucosa, bladder pain, case of interstitial Cystitis, cause of IC, clinic, Cystitis, decreased bladder capacity, discomfort, extensive work-up, female-male ratio, Hubbard, Hubbard clinic, IC, IC symptom, inflammation of the inner wall of the bladder, inner bladder wall, instillation, interstitial Cystitis, microscopic leak, mucosal line of the bladder, nighttime void, nonbacterial irritation, pain, real illness, recent large study, sedation, symptom, symptom of a UTI, symptom of IC, three-to-six, three-to-six percent, three-to-six percent of female, tight muscle lead, typical IC symptom, typical IC symptom of frequency, typical UTI, urethral pain, urine, urine culture, UTI

LOUISVILLE The Hubbard Clinic has treated over 1500 cases of Interstitial Cystitis (IC) since 2000. Many patients tell us they

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Complementary Care 

“There’s Physical Therapy for That”

April 1, 2014 Jennifer S. Newton 70 to 75 % female pelvic floor patient, adjunct specialty, area of the body, athlete, awareness of treatment option, bladder, bowel, complexity of the female body, Dunn, Dunn 's path, Dunn physical therapy, dysfunction, evidence-based treatment, floor, floor dysfunction, floor issue, floor patient, floor therapy, general orthopedic physical therapy need, incontinence, intercourse, Louisville, Louisville location, muscle, organic path, pain, painful penetration, pelvic dysfunction, pelvic floor, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor issue, pelvic floor therapy, pelvic pain, pelvic patient, pelvic problem, pelvis, physical therapist, physical therapy, physical therapy school, post-partum care, psychologist, Pt, Pt school, specialty, stool, Susan Dunn, tampon, therapist, therapy, therapy school, traditional physical therapy, treat athlete, woman post comment

LOUISVILLE You probably won’t overhear women in a coffee shop talking about painful penetration, and you won’t see women posting

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Special Section 

Creating a Niche

May 1, 2013February 1, 2017 Jennifer S. Newton allergy, Allergy & Immunology, ARNP, big surgery, biopsy, bladder, bladder symptom, body rejection, Botox, change healthcare landscape, clinic, conscious sedation, copays, Cystitis, cystoscopy, extender, floor pain, future pelvic prolapse surgery, great majority turn, great staff, Healthcare landscape, high reimbursement, hospital copays, hospital employ physician, hospital infection, Hubbard, Hubbard 's female patient, Hubbard clinic, IC, in-office, in-office procedure, independent urology practice, infection, insurance company benefit, interstitial Cystitis, large group practice, leakage, majority turn, male patient visit, medical assistant, medication, muscle, muscle cradle, muscle strengthen, niche, niche practice, niche urology practice, nurse, nurse extender, office-based surgery, Office-Based TVT, Office-Based TVT sling, PA-C, pain, patient 's squeeze, patient load, pelvic floor pain, perfect formula, physician, procedure, procedure in-office, prolapse surgery, pubic incision, receive accreditation, reduced copays, six week muscle train course, skyrocket cost, sling, sling surgery, sole physician, solo practitioner, surgery, symptom, tape, tape procedure, tension-free, tension-free transvaginal tape, transurethral, TVT, TVTs, urology, urology practice, vaginal probe, void problem

LOUISVILLE These days, small, independent practices seem harder and harder to come by. The trend towards hospitals employing physicians in

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New Techniques Elevate Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair

May 1, 2013 Jennifer S. Newton abdominal approach, abdominal prolapse repair laparoscopy, acellular, angle of the bladder drop, ash of problematic method, assisted surgery, bladder, bladder drop, blood supply, common cause of prolapse, cystocele, da, defect, devascularized, downwards direction, estrogen, family predisposition, feel of a bulge, field of OB, floor damage, flow study, GYN, hormone, incision, incontinence, Karon, Lexington pelvic organ prolapse, Magdalene Karon, menopause, mesh, multiple delivery, OB, obstetrical injury, organ, organ prolapse, organ prolapse repair, paravaginal, paravaginal defect, paravaginal defect repair, pelvic floor damage, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic organ prolapse repair, phoenix of sort, problematic method, prolapse, prolapse repair laparoscopy, recovery, repair, sacrocolpopexy, sheet, solo practitioner, stem cell, surgery, surgical repair technique, surgical tech, tech, thickness, thickness of the bladder, tissue, trauma, trauma of large baby, ultrasound, uterus, vaginal mesh, vaginal repair, vaginal surgery, vaginal trauma, vascular flow study, Vinci®, Vinci® surgical system

LEXINGTON Pelvic organ prolapse has been a hot topic in the field of OB/GYN over the last five years, in

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