Proud to catheterize
April 15 2020
After being told in her 30s that she would need to catheterize for the rest of her life, Serena Green felt humiliated. Now she is proud to catheterize but her journey to acceptance in the years following involved friends, family and healthcare professionals.
Read MoreTopics: Women's health, Bladder dysfunction, Intermittent Catheterization
Common female bladder problems
January 8 2020
Far too many women have urinary problems. In fact, 50 % of all women in the world will get urinary tract infection at least once in their lives*. Less frequently talked about, but just as common is leakage or incontinence.
Read MoreTopics: Women's health, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), Urinary incontinence, Intermittent Catheterization
Which size are you?
July 19 2018
”Look at this! It’s the newest one, we just got it in store” the lady at the counter says with much enthusiasm.
Read MoreTopics: Clean Intermittent Catheterization (CIC), Women's health
An invisible handicap
July 12 2018
A disc prolapse is a painful and debilitating condition to sustain. It can also have knock-on effects, impairing bladder function. In this post, Frida Eriksen, 24, describes her journey, symptoms and progress and how she resolved her bladder issues.
Read MoreTopics: Neurogenic bladder, Women's health, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)
Women and LUTS: Atonic Bladder
June 14 2018
Many women with a Spinal Cord Injury, Spina Bifida, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or injury from child birth have difficulties emptying the bladder. In this article we focus on the reason: Atonic Bladder.
Read MoreTopics: Women's health, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)