The Urogynaecology team investigates and treats women referred with pelvic floor dysfunction. This includes woman with urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse or combined disorders.
The service is made up of Consultants and specialist Physiotherapists and nurses.
The team hold clinics at Winchester and Basingstoke predominantly but also have some clinics at Alton Community Hospital and Andover War Memorial Hospital.
You will find links to useful information in the drop down menus below.
The first line of treatment for bladder leakage and/or pelvic organ prolapse is pelvic floor muscle training. You can read more about this by clicking on the links below.
Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises (for women)
The following three links are all video advice:
We recommend keeping a bladder diary. Below you will find some useful information.
Completing a bladder diary (video advice)
Urodynamics information
Your appointment at the urodynamics clinic
Bladder re-training information
Management of Urinary Frequency, Urgency and Urge Incontinence
Problems with your bowels (particularly constipation) can worsen bladder problems. Click on the link below for advice
Click on the link below for information on what a prolapse is and how you can manage it:
Pelvic Organ Prolapse - A physiotherapy guide for women
- Exercises and advice to help women keep healthy and cope with the physical demands of pregnancy.
- When to start and how to do perineal massage.
- Care of a third- or fourth-degree tear
The following booklet contains a safe set of exercises and advice to help new mothers recover after childbirth – from initial day 1 advice following vaginal or caesarean birth to safe return to exercise postnatally. Fit for the Future | POGP
You may also find the following videos helpful.
Please see below information relating to surgical options for prolapse.
- Surgery for an anterior wall prolapse (front wall of the vagina)
- Surgery for a posterior wall prolapse (back wall of the vagina)
- Operations to treat a womb prolapse
- Operations to treat a vaginal vault prolapse (top of the vagina)
Please see below information relating to surgical options for bladder incontinence.
