Life Without Leaks

Menopause is something that every woman will have to contend with - and nowadays, women spend 40% or more of their lives following the transition. You'd think that something that's so common would be better understood. Unfortunately, there are still an enormous number of misconceptions about menopause - what it is, what to expect, how to treat it and more.

Today's guest is Ingrid Harm-Ernandes, a physical therapist with more than 40 years of clinical experience, here to dispel some of those misconceptions and help women have a more comfortable, confident journey through menopause and beyond. 

She's currently co-director and mentor for the Women's Health Physical Therapy Residency Program at Duke University and a member of the Medical Advisory Committee of the National Menopause Foundation. She's also the author of The Musculoskeletal Mystery: How to Solve Your Pelvic Floor Symptoms, aimed at helping women understand and address a range of pelvic floor conditions.

To get your copy of The Musculoskeletal Mystery, click here to purchase from Amazon.com or click here to purchase from DesertHarvest.com. 

For more about Ingrid, visit her Facebook page here. 

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Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

With the recent announcement that former President Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, we've been hearing a lot of questions from our listeners about things like Gleason scores, hormone sensitivity and more. On today's episode, we're going to address those questions to give you a better understanding of the condition, how it's treated and what you can do for your own well-being. 

For more information about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

If you think that your only hope for treating overactive bladder is to focus on your pelvic floor muscles, you may be overlooking a different type of approach that's been proven successful for hundreds of thousands of patients: Nerve stimulation. 

It turns out that certain nerves play a critical role in bladder function, and there are devices that can stimulate those nerves to substantially reduce leaks. Many patients find that their symptoms improve by 50% or more with a simple, in-office procedure called sacral neuromodulation. 

Today's guest is Dr. Vikas Desai, a urologist, a board-certified member of the American Urologic Association and a member of the Society of Prosthetic Urologic Surgeons, to tell us more about it. 

To learn more from Dr. Desai about bladder health, visit his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@DesaiUro.

For more information about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

One thing that a lot of men who are facing prostate surgery often don't realize is that once the procedure is done, you're almost certain to experience bladder leaks. For most men, those leaks resolve after a few weeks or months, but for some, they can persist for years. The good news is that there are things you can do to improve your chances for rapid improvement, and today's guest, Dr. Vikas Desai, is here to explain how. 

Dr. Desai is a urologist, a board-certified member of the American Urologic Association and a member of the Society of Prosthetic Urologic Surgeons with more than 16 years of clinical experience. To learn more from Dr. Desai about prostate care, men's and women's bladder health, treatments for sexual dysfunction and other topics, visit his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@DesaiUro.

For more information about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

Anyone who lives with incontinence knows that leakage isn't just embarrassing or uncomfortable - it can create skin issues that range from simply irritating to genuinely endangering. Today's guest is Kolo Wilkinson, Clinical Nurse Lead with Tranquility Incontinence Products, and she shares with us advice and insight on how to best care for your skin, how to choose the most effective products and much, much more. 

To learn more about incontinence-related skin care, download Tranquility’s FREE eBook, “Save Your Skin: Superabsorbent Solutions for Managing & Preventing Incontinence-Related Skin Issues.” https://tranquilityproducts.com/incontinence-basics-ebook/

To learn about Tranquility Incontinence Products and their range of incontinence products, visit them at https://tranquilityproducts.com/.

For more information about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

Did you realize that half of all women will experience incontinence? Or that more people have incontinence than either diabetes or heart disease? As alarming as those figures are, incontinence is still something that too few people are willing to talk about, and the end result is that millions suffer in silence - often for years and years - even though there are treatments that can work wonders for them. 

That's why NAFC is introducing the We Count campaign. We start with the facts and figures around incontinence to help women recognize that they’re not alone; then we go beyond the numbers to show that no matter what they’re going through, there’s a wide, welcoming community of providers and caregivers and fellow patients out there ready to help them overcome it all.

Our goal? To motivate women to speak up, reach out to their healthcare providers and learn all about today’s treatment options. Get started today by visiting our campaign page, where you can find a wealth of information and download a free discussion guide to make it easier than ever to start the conversation with you doctor: 

www.NAFC.org/we-count

To learn more about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

When most people think about changing diapers in the months after giving birth, they're probably thinking about their newborn. But a surprising number of women find themselves thinking about adult diapers, too. That's because most women experience incontinence to one degree or another following delivery. A new survey by Aeroflow Urology found that nearly 90% of new mothers experience incontinence - some of them, significantly. 

Today's guest is Aleece Fosnight, a board-certified physician assistant specializing in incontinence conditions and a medical advisor for Aeroflow Urology, and she shares insights from the survey along with valuable advice for those who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. 

To visit Aeroflow and learn more about the Diaper Divide, click here.
To visit the National Diaper Bank Network, click here.

To learn more about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

If you thought that physical therapists only worked on muscle groups, you're missing a big part of the picture. Today's guest is Laura Keyser, a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Director of Clinical Strategy and Global Health for Axena Health. She explains how a PT can help you not just with exercises - though they're incredibly effective there - but also with diet, weight management, stress and so many of the other factors that can influence your incontinence symptoms.

The she shares with us about the Leva Pelvic Health System, which is a prescription device designed to help women strengthen their pelvic floor muscles. It's shown remarkable results for women with bladder leakage - nearly 75 percent of those who've tried it found significant reduction in their symptoms.

For more information about the Leva System, visit LevaTherapy.com.

To learn more about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

Imagine a disease more common than diabetes and Alzheimer's combined, but that's so taboo nobody even wants to discuss it. That's incontinence, and it's about time we get past the embarrassment and start feeling comfortable speaking up.

It's why November has been dedicated as National Bladder Health Awareness Month, to reduce the stigma associated with bladder issues and to help patients feel confident enough to reach out for help and find treatments that can literally change their lives.

Today's guest is Aleece Fosnight, a board-certified physician assistant specializing in incontinence conditions and a medical advisor for Aeroflow Urology, and she's dedicated her career to helping people overcome their reluctance to talk about their bladder conditions. She offers important insight and guidance so you can find your voice and develop a relationship with your provider that will allow you to get on the path towards a life without leaks. 

To visit Aeroflow Urology and learn more about all they offer, click here.
To learn more about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com. 

There's a misconception out there that incontinence is usually something that happens as you get older. Hannah is here to tell us that it's something that can happen at any age. She shares her story about how she developed severe overactive bladder after a surgery in her early 30s, how it nearly derailed her career, and how she finally found relief after she had nearly given up hope.

To learn more about InterStim therapy from Medtronic, visit talkleaks.com.

To learn more about the National Association for Continence, click here, and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Music:
Rainbows Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Living with bladder leaks shouldn't mean worrying about whether your protection can keep up. LivDry makes premium incontinence products designed for moderate to heavy bladder leakage with options for daytime, overnight, and extra protection when you need it most. From comfortable protective underwear to high-capacity briefs and insert pads, LivDry is designed to help you find the right level of protection for your needs. Learn more about LivDry at livdryhealth.com.