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An effective
new treatment is available for the treatment of female stress
urinary incontinence, giving women more freedom from worry
and embarrassment.
Interim
findings of a five-year ongoing, controlled, multi-center
study of the FemSoft® Urethral Insert showed reductions
in both incontinence episodes and the amount of urine loss.
Eighty-one percent of the 150 study participants reported
they never or rarely experience incontinence while the FemSoft
Insert is in place.
Long-term
results have shown that women are highly satisfied with the
ease of use of the FemSoft Insert, comfort and dryness. They
also report significant improvements in their quality of life.
The FemSoft
Insert is a small, single-use liquid and silicone device that
is inserted into the urethra. The device consists of a soft,
thin, fluid-filled silicone sleeve. As the device is inserted,
the soft liquid sleeve easily slides into and conforms to
the urethra, forming an effective seal at the neck of the
bladder. It is removed during regular bathroom visits where
it is discarded and replaced with a fresh insert.
The FemSoft
Insert has been approved for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence
and is sold only by prescription.
Source:
Medical Week staff,
week of May 19, 2002
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