Urogynaecology

What we do

We do a wide range of investigations and offer our patients the latest surgical and medical treatments. We also carry out some operations as a day case or outpatient procedure.

Treatment of stress incontinence and overactive bladder
Bladder training
Physiotherapy Pelvic Floor Therapy, Biofeedback, Neuromuscular Electrical stimulation and Patient Education Classes.
Perineal clinics
Pessary clinics
Catheter care including intermittent self catheterisation
Bladder instillation clinics for painful bladder syndrome
Drug treatment
Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation
Incontinence and prolapse surgery
We provide clinical assessment of women with lower urinary tract dysfunction, prolapse and associated problems including urinary and faecal incontinence.

Urine analysis
Uroflowmetry
Ultrasound
Urodynamic studies
Cysto-urethroscopy and bladder biopsy

Endoanal ultrasonography
Anorectal physiology studies
Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency tests
Defaecating proctogram including MRI proctogram
Colonic transit studies
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Colonoscopy

Meet the team

The Urogynaecology department is a team of consultants, clinical nurse specialists, and specialist physiotherapists.

We care from patients from across Yorkshire including complex pelvic floor reconstruction, urinary incontinence, prolapse and obstetric injury. We work closely with colleagues in Urology, Colorectal Surgery and community services. We have joint Urogynaecology and Colorectal pelvic floor clinics dealing with complex and combined problems of urinary and faecal incontinence, bowel and pelvic floor prolapse and other inter-related conditions.

We have a Obstetric Perineal/Pelvic Floor Clinic where all patients with obstetric anal sphincter injuries, postpartum bladder problems, delayed perineal healing and related problems attend. We also work with a Urogynaecologist, Physiotherapist and Colorectal Surgeon when appropriate.

Our Urogynaecologists work in general and benign gynaecology and work closely with Obstetricians and Gynaecologists within the centre and in the region. Patients may be referred from other Consultants within Leeds and from around the region including York, Halifax, Pontefract, Harrogate, Hull, Bradford, Northallerton, Wakefield and Barnsley.

Consultants

Dr Lynne Rogerson

Dr Fiona Marsh

How to find us

The main Urogynaecology Department is on Level 1 in the Chancellor Wing at St James’s University Hospital.

The gynaecology ward is Ward J24 located on Level 2 of Chancellor Wing.

The Urodynamics Clinics, physiotherapy sessions, bladder instillation, pessary and the nurse led continence clinics take place within the Urogynaecology Department. Urogynaecology/ colorectal clinics are on Level 1 of the Chancellor Wing building at St James’s University Hospital.

If you are having surgery, this is usually in the operating theatres in Chancellor Wing near to Ward 24. Surgery with the colorectal/urology surgeons may take place in Geoffrey Giles Theatres. All theatres are easily linked by corridor access.