Dignity Health | hello Healthy | Winter 2018-2019

8 DignityHealth.org/Bakersfield | Winter 2018–2019 M aybe you’ve been there: The fear of leaking urine keeps you from fully enjoying your social life. Whenever you go out, you’re constantly looking for the closest restroom. Or perhaps you’re experiencing symptoms of a pelvic health problem, such as pelvic organ prolapse or pain. If you can relate, Justin Lee, MD, wants you to know that help is available. These are very personal issues. But you shouldn’t feel embarrassed to speak up. “It’s important to have your voice heard,” says Dr. Lee, a urogynecologist and pelvic reconstructive surgeon at The Women’s Center at Mercy Hospital Southwest. “These are very common conditions with solutions. We have treatment options here in Bakersfield that can help you.” More about Dr. Lee Justin Lee, MD, is a board- certified and fellowship-trained urogynecologist for Dignity Health Bakersfield. After earning his medical degree in the field of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, Dr. Lee completed a fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. That’s a newer subspecialty in gynecology that enables him to help women with pelvic health problems and urinary incontinence. There’s serious help for sensitive issues You don’t have to live with bladder control issues or pelvic health problems