There are millions of abandoned children in this world: those harmed physically, others abused emotionally, and still others neglected financially. Many experience all three forms of abandonment. Even in this country, American society struggles to address needs of abused youth and certainly accommodate the costs of the cumulative... Read more
Experiencing Outreach: Bridging the Gulfs
As an organization, we have struggled at times to reach a younger audience with our public educational message, pre-menopausal women in particular. The cumulative stresses of pregnancy and childbirth, including obstetrical trauma, are looming risk factors for the development of pelvic floor... Read more
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S. and represents the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Each year, 50,000 die from the cancer and three times that number are newly diagnosed. The adenoma is a common type of polyp, or abnormal growth of tissue in the lining of the colon, that can develop over time... Read more
The two chief, adverse outcomes from treatment that men diagnosed with prostate cancer most often confront are erectile dysfunction (ED) and urinary incontinence (UI). Even a year following a prostatectomy, or surgical removal of the prostate gland, 40-50% of patients are confronted with ED and 5-20% face some degree of daily UI. For... Read more
Urodynamics testing is an in-office procedure for men and women, typically in a urologist's or urogynecologist's office, to help determine how well the bladder is storing urine without leakage and how well it is emptying urine upon controlled demand. The tests are most often arranged for men with an enlarged prostate gland where obstruction due to... Read more
