Topics covered in this episode:

• What is the pelvic floor?
• Why toilet posture is at the root of pelvic floor dysfunction.
• The guarding reflex, bladder and bowel dysfunction.
• Why real or perceived stress impacts your bowel and bladder dysfunction.
• How big a problem is pelvic floor dysfunction?
• And more ...

 

Dr. Fleischmann is board certified in urology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.

She received her medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, NY, where she graduated summa cum laude. Dr. Fleischmann completed her surgery and urology residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY and continued her training in a fellowship at NYU School of Medicine.

She is passionate about practicing an integrative approach to urogynecology, correcting the pervasive, unconscious and paradoxical behaviors which can turn into the structural problems and bothersome symptoms that prompt women to seek care. She is the author of the new book “The Second Mouth”, which addresses the powerful mind-body connection in functional urology.

Dr. Fleischmann serves as Director of FPMRS at White Plains Hospital Center where she has been in clinical practice for the last 25 years. She holds an active appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor in Obstetrics and Assistant Clinical Professor of Gynecology and Urology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Additionally, she is a member of the American Urologic Association and Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology (SUFU). Dr. Fleischmann is the author of several research publications and presentations. She lives and practices in New York.

@drnicolefleischmann

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