Urodynamic Testing

Urodynamic testing measures how well your bladder is functioning.

Some urodynamic tests are relatively simple and can be done in a doctor's office. Other tests require sophisticated instruments to measure the amount of pressure experienced by the bladder and urethra.

During basic urodynamic testing, the volume of urine and the rate at which the bladder empties are measured as you urinate into a container. A thin, flexible tube (catheter) is then inserted into the bladder through the urethra, and the volume of any urine remaining in the bladder is measured (post-void residual, or PVR). A slight burning sensation may occur when the catheter is inserted.

The bladder may be filled with water through the catheter until you have the first urge to urinate. The amount of water in the bladder is measured at this point. Then more water may be added while you resist urinating until involuntary urination occurs.

More sophisticated testing uses electrodes placed in the rectum to measure the electrical activity of the muscles while the bladder fills.

Meet our Urodynamic Testing Specialists:

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Abavana, Christina, MD 4.8 /5 139 surveys 203.254.2320	Sleep Medicine	Fairfield Milford Show Less
Griffith, John James, MD 4.9 /5 361 surveys 860.348.2500	Urology	Southington Plainville Show Less
Sullivan, Jennifer L., PA-C 4.8 /5 44 surveys 203.238.1241	Urology	Meriden
Alter, Eric Louis, MD, FACC, RPVI 203.254.2452	Cardiovascular Medicine	Fairfield Stratford Milford Fairfield Show Less
O'Meara, Amanda V., MD 860.972.4338	Urogynecology	Hartford Farmington Plainville Show Less
Liaw, Christine, MD 4.7 /5 169 surveys 203.338.8760	Urology	Bridgeport Wilton Stamford Show Less
Siev, Michael Howard, MD 4.9 /5 285 surveys 860.253.3380	Urology	Enfield Manchester Show Less
Hager, Shaun Patrick, DO 4.8 /5 211 surveys 860.443.0622	Urology	Waterford Mystic Show Less
Sappenfield, Elisabeth C., MD 4.8 /5 141 surveys 860.972.4338	Urogynecology	Enfield Hartford Avon Show Less
Minardi, Michael, PA-C 860.496.8990	Urology	Torrington
Reynolds, Elizabeth, APRN, DNP, FNP-BC 4.9 /5 218 surveys 860.678.5700	Urology	Farmington
Shreck, Evan, MD 4.9 /5 441 surveys 203.238.1241	Urology	Meriden Cheshire Show Less
Shehu, Ardit, DO 4.8 /5 322 surveys 860.677.3950	Internal Medicine	Farmington Farmington Show Less
St. Martin, Brad, MD 860.972.4338	Urogynecology	Norwich
Fairchild, Rebecca, APRN 860.972.4338	Urogynecology	Hartford Farmington Plainville Enfield Avon Show Less
Schwartz, Marissa, APRN 4.8 /5 170 surveys 860.947.8500	Urology	Hartford Plainville Avon West Hartford Show Less
Nguyen, Andrew, PA-C 860.348.2500	Urology	Plainville
St. Pierre, Joseph, DO 4.9 /5 150 surveys 203.926.8835	Bariatric Medicine	Shelton Trumbull Fairfield Show Less
Katz, Eric, MD 4.8 /5 287 surveys 860.947.8500	Urology	Hartford Avon West Hartford Farmington Show Less
Dorney, Eileen, PA-C 4.6 /5 141 surveys 203.338.8760	Urology	Bridgeport Fairfield Show Less
Wagner, Kathryn, MD 4.9 /5 305 surveys 203.238.1241	Urology	Meriden Cheshire Show Less
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Kuruca, Burcu, APRN, FNP 4.8 /5 92 surveys 860.253.3380	Urology	Enfield Farmington Show Less
Ferraguto, Jillian, APRN 4.7 /5 92 surveys 860.947.8500	Urology	Glastonbury
Gunter, Alexandra, APRN 4.8 /5 287 surveys 860.678.7300	Urology	Farmington
Pyo, Paul, MD 4.9 /5 575 surveys 203.238.1241	Urology	Meriden Cheshire Show Less
Benson, Scott Marshall, DO 860.522.2377	Nephrology	Hartford Hartford Bloomfield Show Less
Tishler, Darren Scott, MD, FACS, FASMBS 4.9 /5 202 surveys 860.246.2071	Bariatric Surgery	Glastonbury Manchester Show Less
Everhart-Caye, Maria Anne, MD 860.241.0700	Nephrology	Hartford Wethersfield Show Less
Rasool, Altaf, MD 860.889.8331	Nephrology	Norwich
Kutz, Stephen M., MD, FACC 4.9 /5 307 surveys 401.596.4499	Cardiovascular Medicine	Westerly Mystic Show Less
Dorin, Ryan P., MD, FACS 4.9 /5 314 surveys 860.348.2500	Urology	Plainville Bristol Meriden Show Less
Tiano, Joseph John, MD 203.683.5100	Cardiac Electrophysiology	Bridgeport Fairfield Trumbull Fairfield Show Less
Glenney, Sandra F., APRN, DNP, RNFA 4.8 /5 157 surveys 860.886.1956	Urology	Norwich
Casillas, Sergio Rafael, MD 4.9 /5 158 surveys 860.889.9080	General Surgery	Norwich Norwich Waterford Show Less
Laut, Jeffrey Marc, MD 860.241.0700	Nephrology	Hartford Hartford Show Less
Rosenberg, David Jeremy, MD 4.9 /5 608 surveys 860.643.2731	Urology	Manchester
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D'Ambrosio, Susan E., PsyD 860.678.5700	Psychology	Fairfield
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Samat, Aashish Gopaldas, MD 4.8 /5 265 surveys 860.696.2240	Endocrinology	Farmington New Britain Farmington Show Less
Phanavong, Jacquelyne M., PA-C 4.7 /5 252 surveys 860.947.8500	Urology	West Hartford
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Ceplenski, Paul John, MD 860.826.4453	Urology	New Britain
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Umashanker, Devika, MD 4.6 /5 123 surveys 833.861.5433	Bariatric Medicine	Glastonbury
Loughery, Erin Marie, APRN 4.8 /5 260 surveys 860.886.1956	Urology	Norwich Plainfield Show Less
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