Female Urethral Dilation

Some things in medicine have been done because someone thought it was a good idea. The proper studies for many treatments have never really been done. This quote calls into question the idea of dilating the female urethra.

"Historically dilation of the female urethra was thought to be of value in the treatment of a variety of lower urinary tract symptoms. Subsequent work has more accurately classified these complaints as parts of various diseases or syndromes in which scant data exist to support the use of dilation. Yet Medicare reimbursement for urethral dilation remains generous and we describe practice patterns regarding female urethral dilation to characterize a potential quality of care issue." - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2630407&tool=pmcentrez&rendertype=abstract

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