Rebecca Shaffer, MD

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeon - OB/GYN

Dr. Rebecca Shaffer is a Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeon - OB/GYN in Colchester, VT with special training and skill in obstetrics, urology, and gynecology. As a Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeon - OB/GYN, Rebecca Shaffer, 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.