Pelvic Floor Clinic (Urogynaecology)

Services available

Female pelvic floor dysfunction includes urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and lower bowel problems, such as difficulty with defecation and anal incontinence.

The Pelvic Floor Clinic is a multidisciplinary service with urogynaecologists, gynaecologists, a colorectal surgeon, continence nurses and physiotherapists. We provide a range of management options, from conservative management to surgery, and care for:

• recurrent UTIs
• bladder pain, frequency, urgency, nocturnia
• fistulae
• urethral structure, caruncles
• voiding difficulties
• interstitial cystitis
• urodynamic assessment of urinary symptoms
• outpatient cystoscopy for specific bladder problems.

Inclusion criteria

Any of the following:

• urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse that cannot be managed in primary care.
• women who have birthed >6 months ago with acute healing issues or perineal pain (if <6 months, see Perineal Clinic).

Refer if the Women’s is the patient’s closest hospital with a women’s health service.

Urgent referral

Please mark your referral urgent if the patient has any of the following:

• malignancy suspected
• urinary retention
• haematuria
• descent of cervix outside introitus.

For assessment or care due to concerning or deteriorating condition, please consider the most appropriate of:

• triage reassessment – phone (03) 8345 3143
• Women’s Emergency Care
• registrar review – contact via the Women's switchboard on (03) 8345 2000.

Referral instructions

Essential information

All referrals must include essential demographic, medical and social history details, and relevant information about the presenting complaint.

In detail: Women's health referrals

Investigations

• MSU for UTI referrals (recent results)
• Consider: Pelvic ultrasound

Send referral

GPs and other specialists can refer to the Pelvic Floor Clinic (Urogynaecology) via Fast Fax: (03) 8345 3036.

Use our Women’s Health Referral Form – jump to Referral templates (Downloads).

In detail: How referrals are processed

Appointments

Pelvic Floor Clinic is held on Tuesdays. All appointments are face-to-face.

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