Urogynaecology Team
The Urogynaecology Department is based in the Women and Child Unit at Peterborough City Hospital and covers all aspects of female urinary incontinence and vaginal prolapse. We offer a comprehensive assessment and investigation service, leading to conservative treatment and if appropriate surgery. This is undertaken by a multi-disciplinary team including doctors (surgeons), nurses and physiotherapists.
The time frame of the appointment depends on the severity of the referral. But we usually see all patients within five weeks. Your patient will see either a doctor or specialist nurse, who will assess your problem and recommend the treatment options.
You may also need further investigations, such as ultrasound scans and/or urodynamics.
As we are a teaching unit, trainee doctors and nurses attend the clinic. They will be supervised during any procedure.
Conditions treated
• Female urinary incontinence – stress incontinence and overactive bladder
• Painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis
• Recurrent urinary tract infections – assessment and management
• Voiding dysfunction (difficulty passing urine)
• Vaginal prolapse
- Front wall with the bladder
- Back wall with the rectum
- Uterus
- Vault – after a hysterectomy
• Fibroid uterus with an impact on urinary symptoms
All our surgical procedures offered are NICE approved. We are also able to offer day case surgery for stress incontinence, which is minimal access (key hole) and done under local anaesthetic and sedation, thus aiding the speed of recovery. Your patients operation date is approximately 10-12 weeks after being added to the waiting list.
Outreach and specialist clinics
Stamford Hospital
The following patient information leaflets are available from the unit on request:
The time frame of the appointment depends on the severity of the referral. But we usually see all patients within five weeks. Your patient will see either a doctor or specialist nurse, who will assess your problem and recommend the treatment options.
You may also need further investigations, such as ultrasound scans and/or urodynamics.
As we are a teaching unit, trainee doctors and nurses attend the clinic. They will be supervised during any procedure.
Conditions treated
• Female urinary incontinence – stress incontinence and overactive bladder
• Painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis
• Recurrent urinary tract infections – assessment and management
• Voiding dysfunction (difficulty passing urine)
• Vaginal prolapse
- Front wall with the bladder
- Back wall with the rectum
- Uterus
- Vault – after a hysterectomy
• Fibroid uterus with an impact on urinary symptoms
All our surgical procedures offered are NICE approved. We are also able to offer day case surgery for stress incontinence, which is minimal access (key hole) and done under local anaesthetic and sedation, thus aiding the speed of recovery. Your patients operation date is approximately 10-12 weeks after being added to the waiting list.
Outreach and specialist clinics
Stamford Hospital
The following patient information leaflets are available from the unit on request:
- Pelvic floor exercises
- Posterior and anterior repair
- Vaginal hysterectomy for prolapse
- Tension free vaginal tape (sling procedure for incontinence) + mesh tapes for incontinence
- Sacrocolpoplexy/sacrohysteropexy
- Sacrospinus fixation
- Bladder neck injections
- Colpocliesis
- Cystitis
- Cystoscopy
