How a Healthy BMI Helps Keep the Urogynecologist Away
Obese women who lose as little as 5 percent of their body weight can lessen or prevent pelvic floor disorders, including incontinence and prolapse.
Blogs by Dr. Marsha Guess
Dr. Marsha K. Guess is a renowned researcher and physician for women's health issues. From 2006 until 2015, Dr. Guess was an assistant professor of both urology as well as obstetrics and gynecology at the Yale School of Medicine’s Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery division. She joined the University of Colorado’s Urogynecology division in 2016.
Dr. Guess’s research interests include increasing women’s knowledge about pelvic floor disorders and understanding the pathophysiology of these conditions, particularly as they relate to pregnancy, childbirth and sexual dysfunction.
She has been featured as one of U.S. News and World Report’s “Top Doctors,” has appeared on the “Today Show” and has had her research highlighted in The New York Times. In her spare time, Dr. Guess enjoys traveling, hiking, playing tennis and spending quality time with her family and her close circle of friends around the country.
Here’s How to Take a Road Trip with Urinary Incontinence
Dr. Marsha K. Guess explains her tips for making traveling with urinary incontinence or OAB as stress free as possible.
Pelvic Floor Exercises During Pregnancy
If you are pregnant or looking to get pregnant, start pelvic floor exercises now for an easier labor and to reduce the chance of overactive bladder symptoms after birth.
Try PTNS for Overactive Bladder (OAB)
Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) can calm overactive bladder (OAB) – and other urinary issues – with electrical stimulation, helping you avoid surgery.