I don’t want to distract from the hormone discussion but thought given the # of women here of varying ages, this might be a thread of continuing topics/discussion.
In GOOD women’s and based on science news….
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I was talking with my urogynecologist this week and was shocked to learn that only about 50 new urogyns are graduated each year.
That’s 50 new surgeons/year to treat the roughly 56,000,000 women who have pelvic floor disorders in the US. (Pelvic floor disorder are astonishingly common, affecting approx 1 in every 3 women during their lifetime.)
No wonder there’s often a 6 month or longer wait to get an appointment.
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I have an amazing urogynicologist but it took 6 months plus to get my first appointment with her. I totally agree that this is an underserved area of medicine.
Unlike other countries, pelvic floor physical therapy is not well known here and not routinely prescribed after childbirth. It should be.
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