Interstim^® or Sacral Nerve Stimulation

You may be one of millions of people who suffer from frustrating and embarrassing bladder control problems such as retention and overactive bladder. Effects of bladder control problems can be devastating. More than 50% of woman age 55 and older suffer one or more problems caused by pelvic floor dysfunction. One out of every 9 woman will undergo surgery for pelvic floor disorder. Thirty percent of woman with overactive bladder or urinary incontinence also suffer from loss of bladder control. It is estimated that 3% of men between 15 and 44 are affected by urinary incontinence, if more came forward seeking help, that figure could be dramatically higher.

Although men can suffer from pelvic floor disorders, the obvious difference in anatomy and function of the pelvic floor organs and their support that exist between men and woman makes this set of disorders more common in woman.

The Urology Team offers a therapy called sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) as well as Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation and Surgery for Incontinence in Men and Women. SNS (Interstim^®) therapy is not experimental. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1997 and has been used successfully to treat thousands of patients worldwide in the treatment of Incontinence.