Health and Fitness

Bladder Tests Before Urinary Incontinence Surgery in Women May Be Unnecessary

NIH-funded study finds pre-operative office visit alone sufficient for comparable outcomes

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Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012.  An invasive and costly test commonly done in women before surgery for stress urinary incontinence may not be necessary, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study compared results after both a pre-operative check-up in a doctor’s office and bladder function tests to results after only the office check-up. Women who had only the office…

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