Professional Endorsements
This wonderful book by an accomplished specialist in treating incontinence is about far more than just the bladder, however important that elastic, muscular sac might be. Mind Over Bladder offers its readers friendly explanations, assurances laced with humor, and empowering guidance for directing a lifelong care plan for their own pelvic health.
Nancy Muller
Executive Director Emeritus
National Association for Continence (NAFC)
Where is the closest bathroom?
If you listen hard enough, these are the words you will hear from the lips of millions of women as they enter halls, malls, shopping centers, lobbies, museums, libraries—any public gathering place. You are capturing the clarion cry of incontinence, perhaps the single most disruptive functional disorder affecting the quality of life in women. Patient awareness and education are crucial since her participation in curative planning is so essential for effectiveness. At last, we have the necessary informative vehicle in this ingeniously constructed book created precisely for patient consumption.
Dr. Jill M. Rabin is a nationally recognized authority in the specialty of urogynecology and female pelvic medicine. Dr. Rabin is a kind and compassionate expert in the management of this embarrassing and debilitating condition that afflicts millions of women across the nation.
This book is truly a godsend in its potential to help the female beleaguered with incontinence achieve a much improved quality of life. Simply put, goodbye, wet pants.
Dr. Marvin H. Terry Grody
Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Camden, New Jersey
Mind over Bladder is a tour de force which will benefit all women. As half of all women are affected by incontinence during their lifetime, education about diagnosis and therapy for all is invaluable. The book’s authors are a dynamic team of an internationally known authority on pelvic floor disorders and medical education (Jill Rabin); an accomplished author who has successfully navigated diagnosis and therapy as a patient (Gail Stein), and a skilled and sensitive physician and surgeon (Danielle O’Shaughnessy). This trio provides state-of-the-art information in an easy-to-understand format that will greatly enhance understanding of the causes of incontinence and the various options for treatment. Following the adage that ‘knowledge is power’, readers will come away after reading this book greatly empowered! I strongly recommend this book to all, as it will enhance quality of life for women and their partners throughout the world.
Frank A. Chervenak, MD, MMM
Chair, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lenox Hill Hospital
Chair, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Associate Dean for International Medicine
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell
Mind Over Bladder is a masterful and comprehensive guide for all those living with pelvic support and bladder issues. Accessibly written in a conversational tone, various causes and methods of evaluation are described, as well as a myriad menu of treatments for this common condition. The authors are a true ‘Dream Team’ with Dr. Rabin (an expert on pelvic floor disorders and incontinence), Dr. O’Shaughnessy (a gifted pelvic surgeon and physician) and Ms. Stein (a seasoned author and patient). This trio’s extraordinary combined experience and talent shine a beacon of light on this subject and will most certainly give their readers the power not only of information, but of knowledge.
Michael Nimaroff, MD, MBA
Senior Vice President Executive Director Ob/Gyn Services
Northwell Health
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Mind Over Bladder is a wonderful resource for women everywhere. Beautifully co-written with seasoned author Gail Stein, it provides readers with a comprehensive review of pelvic floor disorders, real-life problems unique to women, and a guide to practical solutions. The book is instrumental is accomplishing the Urogynecologic community's aspirations of removing the taboo about discussing often embarrassing, inelegant conditions while proactively educating readers on evaluation and management options for the various pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Rabin, a nationally-renowned clinical expert in the diagnosis and medical management of pelvic floor disorders, and Dr. O'Shaughnessy, a skilled surgeon whose specialty is performing minimally invasive surgical procedures, have combined their talents and experiences on treating numerous women with pelvic floor disorders to write Mind Over Bladder, a book that will empower women to significantly improve their quality of life and live it to its fullest potential. BRAVO!
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Harvey Winkler, MD, MBA, FACOG
System Chief, FPMRS: Urogynecology
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell
Program Director, FPM&RS Fellowship
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