“All pelvic floor surgery can be performed without mesh” UGSA 2018 Debate At the recent Urogynaecology Society of Australasia’s Annual Scientific Meeting held in Adelaide in March 2018, Dr Marcus Carey from Melbourne and Professor Halina Zyczynski from Pittsburgh USA debated for the motion that “All pelvic floor surgery can be performed without mesh”. The… Continue Reading»
Update on new treatment options for urge incontinence (overactive bladder) Botulinum toxin (Botox) bladder wall injection Sacral neurostimulation implant (Interstim) Mirabegron (Betmiga) medication Botox In Australia Botox has received regulatory approval for the management of urge incontinence in women who do not respond to oral medications. Botox for the treatment of urge incontinence is now covered… Continue Reading»
Dr Carey was an invited keynote speaker at the recent 66th Annual Congress of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG). He spoke on recent trends in prolapse surgery. Here is an overview of Dr Carey’s address: “In developed countries around one in nine women undergo surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. In the United… Continue Reading»
THE WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK was recently launched. Dr Carey is a contributing author and with physiotherapist, Margaret Sherburn, compiled chapter 39 on Prolapse and Incontinence. This chapter provides women with an understanding of prolapse and incontinence, including causation, symptoms, and both surgical and non-surgical treatments. The publishers, Random House Australia, have provided the following description of this… Continue Reading»
During September and October 2013 Dr Carey worked in Nepal training local Nepalese gynaecologists in advanced prolapse surgery. This trip was organised by the Australian for Women’s Health organisation founded by Australian gynaecologist Dr Ray Hodgson. Prolapse is highly prevalent in Nepal where it is thought to be double the rate of developed western countries. Speculation as… Continue Reading»
Research lead by Dr Carey was presented in Washington at the combined International Urogynecology Association and American Urogynecology Association meeting. This long-term research was conducted by the Urogynaecology Department at The Royal Women’s Hospital. An earlier publication of this research was used by the United States Food and Drug Authority (FDA) in making recommendations about… Continue Reading»
