Men's Pelvic Health

Conditions we treat

• Pre- and post-prostatectomy rehabilitation
• Urinary incontinence following prostate surgery
• Chronic pelvic pain syndrome and chronic prostatitis
• Urinary urgency and frequency
• Erectile dysfunction with a pelvic floor component
• Bowel dysfunction, including faecal incontinence and constipation
• Pelvic floor muscle overactivity and underactivity
• Post-radiotherapy pelvic floor rehabilitation
• Persistent pelvic or perineal pain

Publications: men’s health and continence

• Trieu D, Ju IE, Chang SB, Mungovan SF, Patel MI. Surgeon case volume and continence recovery following radical prostatectomy: a systematic review. ANZ J Surg. 2020 Dec 14.
• Tienza A, Graham PL, Robles JE, Diez-Caballero F, Rosell D, Pascual JI, Patel MI, Mungovan SF. Daily Pad Usage Versus the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form for Continence Assessment Following Radical Prostatectomy. Int Neurourol J. 2020 Jun;24(2):156-162.
• Mungovan SF, Jaffe WI, Graham PL, Patel MI, Sandhu JS. A novel human cadaver model to investigate a retrourethral transobturator male sling procedure. Investig Clin Urol. 2019 Sep;60(5):367-372.
• Ha HK, Luiting HB, Graham PL, Patel MI, Sandhu JS, Akin O, Mungovan SF Three novel methods to measure the postoperative displacement of lower urinary tract structures following radical prostatectomy in a sample of Korean patients. BMC Urol. 2019 Jun 18;19(1):54.
• Mungovan SF, Luiting HB, Graham PL, Sandhu JS, Akin O, Chan L, Patel MI. The measurement of membranous urethral length using transperineal ultrasound prior to radical prostatectomy.  Scand J Urol. 2018 Aug;52(4):263-268.
• Mungovan SF, Sandhu JS, Akin O, Smart NA, Graham PL, Patel MI. Preoperative Membranous Urethral Length Measurement and Continence Recovery Following Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Eur Urol. 2017 Mar; 71(3):368-378.
•  Mungovan SF, Huijbers BP, Hirschhorn AD, Patel MI. What makes men leak? An investigation of objective and self-report measures of urinary incontinence early after radical prostatectomy Neurourol Urodyn (in press). Published online Nov 2014.
• Mungovan SF, Huijbers BP, Hirschhorn AD, Patel. Relationships between preoperative physical activity and urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: an observational study. BMC Urology 13: 67 2013.
• Patel MI, Jao J, Hirschhorn AD, Mungovan SF. Preoperative pelvic floor muscle training improves continence after radical retropubic prostatectomy. Int J Urol 20:986-982, 2013.
• Hirschhorn AD, Kolt GS, Brooks AJ. A multicomponent theory-based intervention improves uptake of pelvic floor muscle training before radical prostatectomy: a before and after cohort study. BJU International 2014:113;383-92.
• Hirschhorn AD, Kolt GS, Brooks AJ. Barriers and enablers to the provision and receipt of preoperative pelvic floor muscle training for men having radical prostatectomy: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research 2013:13;305.

We understand that it can be difficult to make time for preparation and training before major surgery – we offer convenient appointment times, with a male physiotherapist, in a male-friendly environment. We use the latest in real-time ultrasound technology to ensure that you are doing your pelvic floor muscle training correctly.

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