Care for women
Women are welcome here, for bladder, kidney and urinary concerns
Leaking, urgency, a kidney stone or a surprising lab result can feel hard to bring up. Our team makes it easy: we listen, examine you with care, and explain your choices so you can decide what comes next.
What we help women with
- Bladder leakage with coughing, laughing or exercise
- Overactive bladder: urgency, frequency and night-time trips
- Kidney stones
- Blood in the urine
- Bladder and kidney cancer care and follow-up
When overactive bladder hasn't settled
When urgency keeps coming back after first treatments, our urologists may suggest Altaviva, a tibial nerve implant, among the next steps. Advanced Urology doesn't offer in-office PTNS sessions; Altaviva is the tibial nerve option we provide.
Where your care happens
Visits and testing take place at our Marietta, Canton, Dallas and Jasper offices, and our urologists perform procedures at our Marietta Clinic & Surgery Center. At our Dallas Clinic, Daniel Roberson, PA-C, welcomes you.
Read about bladder leakage care from Advanced Urology
Educational information, not medical advice. Every treatment has risks, benefits and alternatives to discuss with your clinician.
Book a visit with us
We welcome new patients at our Marietta, Canton, Dallas and Jasper offices.
What do women see a urologist for?
Women come to our offices for sudden urges and frequent bathroom trips, leaks with a cough or on the way to the toilet, urinary infections that keep returning, kidney stones, and blood in the urine, either visible or picked up on a urine test. Our pages on overactive bladder, bladder leakage, kidney stones and blood in the urine go into each one.
Reasons to book sooner rather than later
- Blood in the urine on a single occasion, including blood that has since cleared up
- Urinary infections that keep coming back
- Leaking that has changed how you exercise, travel or sleep
- Side or back pain that comes in waves, which can mean a stone
Starting care in the northwest metro
Women from Marietta, Kennesaw, Smyrna and Acworth are usually seen at our Marietta Clinic & Surgery Center. Our Canton Clinic welcomes Holly Springs, Ball Ground and Woodstock neighbors, the Dallas Clinic sees Hiram and Douglasville patients, and the Jasper Clinic cares for Ellijay and Talking Rock. A urine test and, when needed, an ultrasound often happen at the first visit, and treatments such as bladder Botox or a sling are scheduled at our Marietta surgery center.
Who sees women at our offices?
Women are seen by our urologists, Dr. Chirag Dave, Dr. Jason Lomboy and Dr. Andy Ostrowski, and by our physician assistants and nurse practitioner. Five of those clinicians are women: Amanda Boulos, PA-C, Anna Flint Todd, PA-C, Ionela Turcin, PA-C, and Shane Bell, PA-C, who see patients in Marietta and Canton, and Britany Howard, FNP, who sees patients in Jasper and Marietta. If you would prefer a woman clinician, mention it when you book.
Women's bladder and pelvic treatments we offer
- Pelvic floor physical therapy and magnetic pelvic floor therapy within our practice
- Medicines for urgency and frequent urination
- Bladder Botox, InterStim and Altaviva for overactive bladder that hasn't settled
- A midurethral sling for leaking with coughs, laughs or exercise
- Evaluation of repeat urinary infections, including imaging and a cystoscopy when needed
- Kidney stone treatment, including lithotripsy and ureteroscopy at our Marietta Clinic & Surgery Center
Women's questions we hear
Can I see a woman clinician for a bladder problem?
Yes. Amanda Boulos, Anna Flint Todd, Ionela Turcin and Shane Bell see patients in Marietta and Canton, and Britany Howard sees patients in Jasper and Marietta. Ask for one of them when you call 678-344-8900.
Do I need a pelvic exam at the first visit?
Often a brief one, because it shows whether leaking happens with a cough and whether the pelvic floor is weak or tight. The visit also includes a urine test and usually an ultrasound check of how well your bladder empties, and you can ask for a chaperone or to stop at any time.
When are urinary infections a reason to see a urologist?
Two infections within six months or three within twelve months, an infection with fever or back pain, or blood that stays after an infection clears. We look for stones, incomplete emptying or other causes with a urine culture, imaging and sometimes a cystoscopy.
Symptom guides: bladder leakage and frequent urination, blood in the urine and kidney stone pain. Treatment pages: overactive bladder treatment and kidney stone doctors.
Leakage has more than one cause
An overactive bladder drives urge leakage, a weakened sphincter allows stress leakage, and a bladder that never fully empties causes overflow. Many women have a mix. Sorting out which is which shapes every recommendation we make.
Treatments available through our team
- Magnetic pelvic floor therapy, seated and fully clothed
- Pelvic floor exercises and bladder training
- Bulkamid, a gel injected through a scope for stress leakage
- Altaviva tibial nerve stimulation and InterStim for urgency
- Bladder Botox, given through a scope with no incisions
Recurring infections and stones
If urinary infections keep coming back, we look for reasons such as incomplete emptying or stones, using a urine culture and an ultrasound of the kidneys and bladder. Kidney stones in women are treated with the same options we offer men, including lithotripsy and ureteroscopy.
Common questions
Can blood in the urine be mistaken for a UTI?
Yes. If blood shows up without a confirmed infection, or keeps returning, it deserves a urology evaluation.
Videos from Advanced Urology
Videos play here from Advanced Urology’s YouTube channel, using YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode.
Noticing symptoms? Our plain-language guide, Bladder leakage or frequent urination? Start by noticing when it happens, explains what to do next.
Bowel leakage and bowel control
Accidental bowel leakage often shows up alongside bladder symptoms. These guides cover causes, warning signs and treatment at our four offices:
Let's talk it over together. Our offices in Marietta, Canton, Dallas and Jasper share one phone line and one caring team.