I’m convinced that nobody goes into pregnancy knowing what a Urogynecologist is because then we’d have to admit up front WHY Urogynecologists need to exist (and why there’s a 6 month waiting list to see one).
Surprise: it’s because vaginas fall out, bladders leak, sex hurts, and anal tears lead to 💩 accidents. Anyone who sells the fantasy that vaginas just come out of expelling a 7lb person unscathed is living in a fairytale.
The good news is, there are treatments available. The problem is that we only tell women about these on the back end after they’ve suffered and delayed care: this is damage control mode. Women deserve to GO INTO birth armed with what resources are available to them postpartum.
I honestly feel bad sometimes telling people what I do for a living because they realize how common pelvic floor disorders are that a WHOLE DOCTOR type exists to treat them
@jjfitzgeraldMD I specifically asked my OB if I could go to PT or see…anyone about my fourth degree tear. She told me no, there’s no point, you heal how you heal.
@jjfitzgeraldMD Actually women deserve to know these things before they decide to get pregnant. I suspect the birth rates would be extremely low if women actually understood the realistic risks.
@jjfitzgeraldMD What are the best resources to check out to be an informed patient as a 39 year old currently trying to get pregnant?
@jjfitzgeraldMD This can be said of so much healthcare. Why are doctors all shot damage control instead of Prevention or at least arming their patients with knowledge?!
@jjfitzgeraldMD I haven't being informed about this till this day and the baby is already 15