Proud to catheterize

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.

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Topics: Women's health, Bladder dysfunction, Intermittent Catheterization

Common female bladder problems

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.

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Topics: Women's health, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), Urinary incontinence, Intermittent Catheterization

Which size are you?

”Look at this! It’s the newest one, we just got it in store” the lady at the counter says with much enthusiasm.

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Topics: Clean Intermittent Catheterization (CIC), Women's health

An invisible handicap

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. 

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Topics: Neurogenic bladder, Women's health, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)

Women and LUTS: Atonic Bladder

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.

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Topics: Women's health, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)