Intermittent catheterisation is the preferred treatment of LUTS involving voiding problems^1-3. However, sometimes pharmacological treatment can be considered, alone or in combination with intermittent catheterisation.

Intermittent Self Catheterisation (ISC)

Intermittent catheterisation is the second best way to urinate, the way that mimics the natural way. It’s an easy technique to learn and can be practiced everywhere. It helps you to completely empty your bladder and puts you in control of your own well-being. At the very least you will get a better night’s sleep, if you happen to be one of all those men that have to visit the toilet one or several times per night. 

Catheter choice matters

In average you empty your bladder 1.800 times per year. In 50 years it makes 90.000 times, with or without catheter. Every catheterisation causes strain on the urethra, which over time might add up and become a real complication. A low friction catheter surface is of up-most importance right from the start.

1. Drake et al. Neurourol Urodyn. 2016;35:657-65
2. Tudor et al. J Neurol. 2016;263:2555-2564
3. Groen et al. Eur Urol. 2016; 69:324-33