Awareness is on rise about Urinary Incontinence
By Vikas Vaidya The prevalence urinary incontinence in postmenopausal Indian women is as high as 59% according to studies done in India. The commonest type of urinary incontinence seen is Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and the other type is urge incontinence. Dr N Rajamaheshwari the first lady Urogynaecologist in the country and specialised in the procedure to prevent urinary incontinence. She says that the awareness about urinary incontenence is rising, people are coming forward. After completing her post graduation she was working in a hospital in rural area, there she realised need and necessity to improve the competency and skill with reference to urinary system which is very close to genital tract. There she felt that the super specialisation is needed in urogynaecology. She then went on to acquire MCH in urology when she had already done Gynaecology post graduation. This way Dr N Rajamaheshwari became the first lady Urogynaecologist in the countr...