Victoria Handa, MD

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeon - OB/GYN

Dr. Victoria Handa is a Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeon - OB/GYN in Baltimore, MD with special training and skill in obstetrics, urology, and gynecology. As a Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeon - OB/GYN, Victoria Handa, MD performs non-surgical and surgical procedures to address conditions caused by torn pelvic floor connective tissue or weakened pelvic floor muscles. Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery - OB/GYN is a subspeciality also called urogynecology that focuses on diagnosing and treating pelvic floor disorders in women. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeons - OB/GYN include urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, overactive bladder, pelvic pain, fistulas, and pelvic organ prolapse. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeons - OB/GYN include cystourethroscopy, Kegel exercise, dietary change, pelvic exercise, pelvic floor therapy, electrical stimulation, Botox, pessary, medication, sacrocolpopexy, colporrhaphy, and hysterectomy.

A subspecialist in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery is a physician in Urology or Obstetrics and Gynecology who, by virtue of education and training, is prepared to provide consultation and comprehensive management of women with complex benign pelvic conditions, lower urinary tract disorders, and pelvic floor dysfunction. Comprehensive management includes those diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary for the total care of the patient with these conditions and complications resulting from them.

Obstetrician & Gynecologist

Dr. Victoria Handa is an Obstetrician & Gynecologist in Baltimore, MD with special training and skill in treating ailments of the reproductive system and related bowel, bladder, and urinary systems, as well as managing pregancy and child birthing. As an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Victoria Handa, MD performs blood tests, pelvic exams, uterine and breast cancer screenings, birth control management, and reproductive system surgery. Obstetrics & Gynecology is care of a woman's reproductive health from the onset of puberty through menopause and beyond. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Obstetricians & Gynecologists include yeast infections, bacterial infections, irregular menstruation, painful intercourse, discomfort of uterus, genitals, or breasts, infertility, and prolapse of the pelvic organs. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Obstetricians & Gynecologists include annual pap test and pelvic exam, mamogram prescription, infertility treatment, birth control management, tubal ligation (permanent form of birth control), hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries), salpingectomy (removal of the fallopian tubes) or cone biopsy (removal of precancerous cells in the cervix identified during a pap test).

An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.