Position Statements

AUGS Position Statements

AUGS has released the following position statements focusing on key issues affecting the field of FPMRS.

• Consensus Statement on the Use of Cystoscopy in Prolapse Surgery  (January 2018)
• Best Practice Statement on the Evaluation and Treatment of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Women (January 2018)
• Best Practice Statement: Evaluation and Counseling of Patients With Pelvic Organ Prolapse (September 2017)
• Consensus Statement: Association of Anticholinergic Medication Use and Cognition in Women With Overactive Bladder (July 2017)
• Laparoscopic Uterine Power Morcellation in Hysterectomy and Myomectomy (July 2014)
• Power Morcellation Considerations for Physicians during the Informed Consent Process (July 2014)
• Restriction of Surgical Options for Pelvic Floor Disorders (March 2013)
• Urodynamic Testing before Stress Incontinence Surgery (June 2012)
• Standardization of Urodynamic Training in North America
• Urinary Incontinence Pocket Guide
• Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: Pelvic floor rehabilitation therapy, including pelvic floor stimulation and biofeedback guided pelvic floor exercises, used alone or in combination, are a proven method used to treat symptoms of urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction.

 

AUGS-SUFU Joint Position Statements

• Mesh Midurethral Slings (MUS) for Stress Urinary Incontinence (February 2018)
• FAQ document by Providers on Mesh Midurethral Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence (March 2014)
• FAQ document by Patients on Mesh Midurethral Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence (March 2014)
   

Legal Disclaimer
The information above is intended to provide patients and physicians with general information, and is not intended to substitute for the treating physician's clinical judgment. The treating physician should make all treatment decisions based upon his or her independent judgment and the patient's individual clinical presentation.