Dr. Veronica Mallett: You needn't 'live with' incontinence, other pelvic problems - El Paso Times

Pelvic floor disorders - urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse - affect many women in the United States. An estimated one of three women in the United States will be affected by some type of pelvic floor disorder in her lifetime.

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Veronica Mallett, M.D., is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at in the department of obstetrics/ gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. Her special areas of interests are urogynecology, incontinence and reconstructive pelvic surgery.

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