Any developments in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) will always be welcomed by the millions of women suffering from this disorder. However, new innovations will be regarded with caution in view of the recent controversy surrounding the vaginal mesh device which has caused distress to a huge number of women due to its critical side effects. Partly responsible for this is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), against which patients hold the 510(K) process at fault for the vaginal mesh complications.
Hearing about a successful new treatment of SUI is truly heartening especially since this method does not involve surgical procedures and unlike the vaginal mesh device, was tested using clinical studies. This treatment is like the body healing “thyself”, according to Dr. Kenneth Peters, the urologist who conducted the study.
The basis of this study was the concept of cellular therapy pioneered by Dr. Chancellor in his earlier researches where he experimented on whether the muscle of the human body may be regenerated. It was based on the premise that injuries may be healed if a component of a cell can be isolated, regenerated, and later incorporated into the tissue.
The actual procedure involved a small biopsy where a small sample of muscle was removed from the subject. Early cells are found in these muscles which are capable of being replicated and integrated. These cells then undergo processing inside the lab where they are isolated and later expanded to produce different doses.
Within a period of six to eight weeks, these cells would number in the millions and would then be returned to the clinic. Inside the clinic, the cells would be injected into the subject’s sphincter area which is composed of muscles that control continence and may have weakened which may have caused SUI.
A very remarkable reduction of at least 50 percent in their incontinence was reported by majority of the patients after evaluation of the results. Between 20 and 50 percent of the patients were reported to be completely dry after taking higher doses. A patient who participated in the study has claimed before a media outlet in Seattle that she was 80 percent cured of SUI.
It is worth noting that the study has shown that this method is very effective and safe, having shown no adverse effects. Another benefit of this method is allowing patients to be relaxed and comfortable since the procedure is done in an office setting. It is truly encouraging to have positive results obtained from reliable tests and this may be the best news for the thousands of women suffering from incontinence.
Reference:
meshmedicaldevicenewsdesk.com/removing-mesh-and-getting-healthy/a-nonsurgical-way-to-correct-incontinence/
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