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| Tension-Free Vaginal Tape
Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) is a condition in which women may lose small amounts of urine while laughing, sneezing, coughing, or engaged in other physical activities. Millions of women suffer from SUI. Non-surgical options for the treatment of SUI include medications and Kegel exercises. If these options are ineffective, surgery may be considered. Incontinence surgery has come a long way in recent years. Previous surgeries for this condition required a large abdominal incision, a minimum of t wo days in the hospital, and a four-week recovery period. Today, Shands HealthCare offers a new minimally invasive procedure called Tension-Free Vaginal Tape (TVT), which has many benefits compared to previously used procedures. Patients tolerate the procedure very well. TVT is a 30- to 45-minute outpatient procedure performed under local or general anesthesia using two small abdominal incisions. Most patients are able to return to normal daily activities within two to five days, and complete recovery is expected within two to three weeks. Compared to patients who undergo the older procedures, patients who undergo TVT spend less time in the hospital, have less discomfort, smaller scars, and a greater chance of curing their problem. InformationFor more information about women's health services from the UF Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, please call the Shands HealthCare Consultation Center at 800.749.7424 or 352.265.0943. |
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