If you feel like you need to run for the restroom all the time, maybe you should try Botox. A new study suggests that the injections more often used to fight facial wrinkles might prevent bladder ...

Q: In two weeks, I am supposed to get Botox injections in my bladder for an overactive bladder (OAB) and my frequent need to urinate at nighttime. Are these injections safe? Are there any bad side ...

Repeated injections of botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) are safe and effective for the medium-term management of refractory overactive bladder (OAB) and idiopathic detrusor overactivity (IDO), according ...

You may know of Botox as a cosmetic treatment that reduces facial wrinkles. But this potentially deadly toxin has uses that go much deeper than the skin's surface. Botox, which paralyzes the muscles ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Urinary incontinence is the term for a loss of bladder control. In ...

May 13, 2004 (San Francisco) -- Injections of botulinum toxin A (Botox) can be helpful in addressing several types of bladder dysfunction problems, according to findings presented here at the 99th ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Slightly more than half of patients with refractory idiopathic detrusor overactivity (IDO) incontinence have complete restoration of continence one month after intradetrusor injections ...

In a new study, Knudson et al. have identified a novel late complication that can result from endoscopic injections of collagen for pediatric urinary incontinence—calcifications of the bladder neck or ...

Dear D.J.: The initial treatment for OAB symptoms usually consists of lifestyle changes (i.e., quitting smoking, avoiding medications that worsen symptoms and excess fluid intake at night), pelvic ...

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