Overactive Bladder
Treatment
in Busan
📍 Busanjin-gu, Busan | 🩺 Board-Certified Urologist | 🌐 English OK | 🔒 Confidential
Overactive bladder (OAB) — characterised by sudden urgent need to urinate, frequent urination, waking at night, and sometimes urine leakage — is a common and highly treatable condition in men. Urogyn Men's Clinic Busan provides complete OAB assessment including urodynamic testing, bladder diary review, and initiation of evidence-based treatment. Board-certified urologist, English consultations.
OAB treatment at Urogyn Busan includes urodynamic assessment, anticholinergic or beta-3 agonist medication, and PTNS (peripheral tibial nerve stimulation) for refractory cases. Same-day prescription available. English OK.
Confidential · International patients welcome
What Is Overactive Bladder?
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a syndrome defined by urinary urgency — a sudden, compelling, difficult-to-defer desire to void — usually accompanied by urinary frequency (8 or more times per 24 hours) and nocturia (waking at night to urinate). Urge urinary incontinence (involuntary leakage associated with urgency) is present in a subset of OAB patients. OAB is distinct from the urinary obstruction caused by BPH, though the two conditions frequently coexist in older men and require separate treatment approaches.
The underlying mechanism is detrusor overactivity — uncontrolled contractions of the bladder wall muscle (detrusor) during the filling phase. Causes include neurological conditions, bladder outlet obstruction (BPH), bladder irritants (caffeine, alcohol), infection, and idiopathic overactivity. Accurate diagnosis is essential before treatment to distinguish OAB from other conditions with similar symptoms.
- BPH: weak stream, difficulty starting, incomplete emptying, dribbling — caused by obstruction
- OAB: urgency, frequency, nocturia, leakage — caused by detrusor overactivity
- Both can occur simultaneously — urodynamic assessment differentiates them
- Treating BPH alone does not resolve OAB if detrusor overactivity is the primary driver
Private consultation room
Independent consultation rooms at Urogyn Busan
Separate patient records
Separate patient records system
1-on-1 dedicated care
1:1 dedicated care from check-in to discharge
OAB Treatments at Urogyn Busan
Evidence-based stepwise approach — from lifestyle and medication through to PTNS.
Medication
First Line · Same-day RxAnticholinergic drugs (solifenacin, tolterodine) or beta-3 agonist mirabegron. Same-day prescription. Review at 4 weeks. Most effective for moderate OAB.
PTNS
Second Line · 12 SessionsPeripheral tibial nerve stimulation — a thin needle near the ankle delivers mild electrical impulses to modulate the sacral nerve pathways controlling the bladder. 30 min per session, 12 weekly sessions.
Lifestyle + Bladder Training
Concurrent · All PatientsFluid management, caffeine and alcohol reduction, timed voiding, and bladder retraining programme. Combined with medication for best results.
Overactive Bladder — FAQ
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Board-certified urologist. Private & confidential. Same-day appointments often available.