Overactive bladder treatment in Snellville, so your day is yours again

Urgency, stress and overflow

Urge leakage is that sudden must-go-now feeling; it is part of overactive bladder (OAB), which can also mean frequent urination and waking at night. Stress leakage happens with a cough, laugh, lift or jump. Overflow is leakage from a bladder that doesn’t empty well. Many people have more than one type.

Finding the cause

Evaluation can include your history and an exam, a bladder diary, a urine test, a scan to check how well you empty, and sometimes urodynamic testing or cystoscopy.

Treatment options

Care often starts with bladder training, fluid and diet changes and pelvic floor exercises, then medicines. Further options at Advanced Urology include bladder Botox, InterStim sacral nerve stimulation and Altaviva for urgency; and for stress leakage, slings for women and for men, bulking, and an artificial urinary sphincter for men, most often after prostate treatment.

Dr. Dev Mally covers leakage in women step by step in Bladder leakage in women.

For men with leakage

Leakage in men often follows prostate surgery or radiation. We’re preparing a dedicated guide; in the meantime, a urologist can review options such as a male sling or artificial sphincter with you.