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Writer's pictureRicha Pattanaik

Get Ready for Your Next Telehealth Appointment with Urologist?

Updated: Mar 20, 2021

During this post COVID era telehealth has played a massive role in people’s lives, we all started understanding the potentials of virtual health care, and Its increasing demand.

Earlier when for any health-related issues visiting a doctor’s clinic is inescapable whereas now we have options to avoid those long queues of a doctor’s clinic and all the discomfort we have to face when we are already unwell.




Covid 19 has changed the outlook of telehealth services significantly. Interest in telehealth services has shifted from 11% to 76 % from 2019 to the current days. In addition, the health care provider finds it 57–64 % more favorable than PRE covid era. Type of services expanded evidently to improve the flexibility of virtual care services.

Not only for general medicine but also telehealth has spread its wings to virtual advice and medication for crucial health conditions such as OAB (overactive bladder disorder). To understand the pros, and cons associated with telehealth consultation for OAB first we need to know what overactive bladder disorder is?


Overactive bladder disorder (OAB) is a generally normal condition that makes an unexpected and extraordinary need of a pee, happening often times for the duration of the day and night. Some may even use bladder leakage pads to absorb the pee. In the event that you are assessed to have an overactive bladder, you might be thinking about a telehealth arrangement, rather than an office visit, for your subsequent consideration. You’ll be glad to realize that a virtual specialist’s visit can be an extraordinary method to deal with your overactive bladder treatment. In the event that you have a feeling that you’ve been hearing a ton about telehealth as of late, you’re in good company.



How to initiate your telehealth appointment?

Telehealth is not a new word for many of us though its trending and surged in popularity during and after covid 19 pandemic. If you feel you hear it more frequently during these days you are not alone. To start with your telehealth appointment, you need to book your slot through an app or website with the health provider through a call or a text message or something similar to that. The next step is to meet your doctor on the scheduled date and time commonly through a video chat.


Make sure before your appointment that your phone or laptop is fully charged and check your internet connection as well, and don’t forget to make your pointers and question ready and keep ready with pen and paper to make your notes so that you won’t miss any important point during your virtual meet with your doctor.




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