Conference for Pelvic and Gynecological Urinary Tract problems. Dr.. Ahmed Al-Baddad. Ahmad Al-Badr Riyadh Muhammad Al-Ghanami, King Fahd Medical City represented by the Women''s Specialist Hospital will hold a conference on pelvic and urinary tract problems for women next Wednesday 19 Dhu al-Qi''dah, in the presence of a group of experts and specialists in this field from inside and outside the Kingdom

Dr. Ahmed bin Hammoud Al-Badr, a consultant of gynecology, urology, and pelvic reconstructive surgery, head of the scientific committee, said that the conference aims to increase awareness among medical practitioners about pelvic problems and the methods of treatment used, in addition to exchanging ideas and methods for the detection of these specialized diseases

According to the head of the scientific committee, the most common pelvic problems in women are urinary incontinence, sagging, vaginal prolapse and recurrent urinary inflammation, pointing out that a local study showed that urinary incontinence in Saudi women occurs by 41 per cent, which is higher than the global rates that were recorded at 30 per cent. The cent, as a result of frequent pregnancy and childbirth in the Saudi society

Dr. Al-Badr stated that the Women''s Pelvic Problems Conference discusses, through 12 local and international working papers, urinary incontinence in women, its types and methods of diagnosis, genital prolapse (uterine prolapse), nervous bladder, gynecological nucleus, lacerations of the lower muscle due to childbirth.

He indicated that the conference is accompanied by two workshops, the first on the discovery and treatment of lacerations of the lower muscle due to childbirth, and the other on stress incontinence in women, indicating the adoption of 16 hours of continuing medical education from the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties