Welcome to OAB Therapy 101
Our mission is to help people understand current therapies for overactive bladder (OAB Glossary) so they can make knowledge-based treatment decisions in partnership with their physician. This website provides educational information, not medical advice. We rely on your physician to identify contraindications and advise whether a therapy is appropriate for you.
We introduce five categories of OAB therapies: Beginning Approaches, Medicine, Surgery, Advanced Therapies, and Tibial Nerve Stimulation (TNS). We review the first four briefly, then explore TNS—our primary focus—in greater detail.
You cannot choose a therapy you have never heard about. We want you to know about TNS so you can make a well-informed decision with your physician.
Choosing an OAB therapy is a process, not a single decision. We recommend that you:
- Identify your treatment goals
- Compare therapy options and risks
- Discuss questions with your physician
- Begin a therapy trial
- Evaluate the results
If your results meet your goals, continue that Therapy. If not, reconsider your options.
Therapies for OAB continue to evolve. As new information becomes available, we will update this website and our educational materials.
A Word About Our Philosophy
We believe that when we learn something that may help others, we should share it.
OAB Therapy 101 grew from our own experience and from information discovered while trying to understand OAB treatments.
We believe some of what we learned may benefit other patients—if they know about it.
Disclaimers
This website is educational to share what we have learned to help patients make their own knowledge-based treatment decisions in partnership with their physicians. You can understand what is available on this website in less than 30 minutes. It will not take a semester.
We do not and will not make money or receive other compensation from this website.
OAB Therapy 101 is an independent non-profit educational organization, not affiliated with any physician, medical practice, hospital, or device manufacturer.
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