Seeing your bladder in 3-D: ask your health professional about Pelvic Lens
A diary shows what your bladder does. A 3-D model can show you why. Some health professionals use Pelvic Lens by IPC to show patients what is happening inside, and you can ask yours to use it with you.
What Pelvic Lens is
Pelvic Lens by IPC is a library of 3-D models of the bladder, the prostate and the pelvic floor. Your health professional picks the model that matches your symptoms and plays it in front of you, so you can see the mechanism instead of only hearing about it.
Pelvic Lens is separate from this diary. It never sees your diary or anything you log here.
See Pelvic Lens by IPC(opens in a new tab)For men
A bladder can empty four ways. Only one of them is a smooth, sustained squeeze.
Male anatomy shown
Before surgery two valves held urine in. Now one shorter valve does the work.
Male anatomy shown
Water you drink reaches your bladder within about 20 to 30 minutes. How fast you drank sets how fast it fills.
Male anatomy shown
For women
Leaking when she sneezes
Female anatomy shown
The bladder that signals too early
Female anatomy shown
How to ask
Bring it up at your next visit, or send it before. One sentence is enough:
“I read about Pelvic Lens by IPC. Could you use it to show me what is happening in my bladder?”
Send it to your health professional
Copy the link into a message, or open a ready-made email.
This article is for educational purposes only. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified health professional regarding any medical condition.