 |
NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
|
|
|
NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
|
Urinary Disorders |
Flomax for Women?08/30/2000 |
My wife was recently put on Flomax for a tight channel valve in the bladder. She has been unable to completely empty her bladder. In reading the PDR about Flomax, it said: "Flomax is for use only by men." Should we take these words literally. Have you ever heard of it being used by women?
Flomax is typically utilized in men with voiding problems due to an enlarged prostate. It works by relaxing muscle tissue within the prostate but also around the opending of the bladder. The same muscle tissue is present at the opening of the bladder in women and occassionally flomax is used to try to relax these muscles to improve urination. The use of flomax for you wife is likely appropriate and I hope it is helpful.
|
Martin I Resnick, MD Formerly Department of Urology University Hospitals School of Medicine Case Western Reserve University |
|
|
|
Please note: only your personal physician or other health professional you consult can best advise you on matters of your health based on your medical history, your family medical history, your medication history, and how information from any of these databases may apply to you. Neither University of Cincinnati (NetWellness) nor any party involved in creating, producing or delivering this web site shall be liable for any damages arising out of access to or use of this web site, or any errors or omissions in the content thereof. (More) 
|