The Female Pelvic Floor : Function, Dysfunction and Management According to the Integral Theory

The IVS operation was so simple and ef ective that I adopted it immediately.The operations promise a new era for women, virtually pain-free cure of prolapse and incontinence without catheters, and return to normal activities within days.Now, ten years later, more than 500,000 ‘tension-free’ anterior or posterior sling operations have been performed. One case in particular stands out from those early years. A woman patient in her mid-50’s came to see me with a f ve year history of urinary retention which required an indwelling catheter.