It’s safe to assume that most people don’t associate Botox with overactive bladders, but doctors who use it to treat just a sliver of the 33 million people in the U.S. struggling with uncontrollable ...
Botox injections can help to reduce painful pelvic cramps caused by endometriosis, a small clinical trial shows. Endometriosis occurs when tissue from the uterus spreads to other parts of the pelvis, ...
Dear D.J.: The initial treatment for OAB symptoms usually consists of lifestyle changes (i.e., quitting smoking, avoiding medications that worsen symptoms and excess fluid intake at night), pelvic ...
Botox is far from just a wrinkle-reducer. The neurotoxin relaxes your muscles, which can help a number of conditions like an overactive bladder and teeth grinding. Here are 10 unexpected places, like ...
We’re living in an era of “tweakments,” where minimally invasive cosmetic procedures like Botox and filler have been reduced to nothing more than an ordinary step in one’s skincare regimen. But what ...
Medically reviewed by Maria M. LoTempio, MD Key Takeaways Botox can cause temporary redness, swelling, tenderness, or bruising at the injection site.You may get flu-like symptoms like fever, body ...
OnabotulinumtoxinA, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2013 to treat overactive bladder (OAB), may be an appropriate second-line treatment option for select patients with OAB, ...
This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Urinary incontinence is the term for a loss of bladder control. In women, it can present at … ...