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Re: 4th degree tear and incontinence

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 22:09:48 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Kathleen wrote: >
>I thought I was making good progress with Kegels. But six months after
>giving birth to my daughter I went for a jog, and found to my dismay
>that I still leak urine. Can anyone give me some idea of how long it
>might take to overcome this? And how many Kegels I should aim to do in a
>day?
>
>Thanks for any help!
>
>--
>Kathleen
>

4th degree tears are associated with fecal incontinence, not urinary incontinence. A visit to a Urogynecologist for urodyanamic testing to discover the cause of the urinary incintinence might be a good idea. Once a reason is discovered appropriate therapy can be carried out.

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