Often times, health care facilities and medical equipment are inaccessible or medical staff may lack knowledge or experience in working with women with special needs. For example, equipment for mammograms is not usually equipped for use with a wheelchair. Mobile women face the same risks as any woman yet there may be added issues such as limited hand function and prevents proper breast self-examinations.

mobileWOMEN.org helps overcome these challenges by empowering you with knowledge. Here you will find current and accurate articles specific to women in wheelchairs on issues such as general health, urology, breast health, nutrition and mental health so you can take a proactive approach to your health and well-being.

My Experience with Bladder Augmentation

by Jenny Smith

It all started with the catheters slipping off the leg bag that I kept tucked in my underwear at my right hip.  I'd look down and see my pants wet from where the catheter would simply decide to slip off.  After 16 years of having an indwelling catheter, I didn't know why this was happening.  No representatives from medical supply companies had any answers.  Read more...

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