Specialized Clinics and Hospital Based Programs

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Pelvic Health Solutions is an evidence-based teaching company that was founded in 2010 by Nelly Faghani and Carolyn Vandyken, out of the need to develop pelvic health resources in Ontario, and under-serviced health concern in this province. Pelvic Health Solutions provides continuing education courses for a variety of practitioners, including mentoring and clinical resources for therapists to utilize with their patients. All of their courses incorporate biopsychosocial integration and pain biology education into the course material.

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Pelvic Health concerns such as pelvic pain, incontinence, urgency, and pelvic organ prolapse are very common and can affect a person’s day to day life.  Unfortunately, these symptoms and conditions are not often talked about so many people can suffer in silence, not knowing that there are very effective solutions available. There are Physiotherapists specifically trained in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation able to assess the symptoms you are having and make their recommendations for treatment in order to help you.

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Established in 2012, Proactive Pelvic Health Centre is the first private integrative pelvic health rehabilitation clinic in Toronto. They assist clients – of all ages and stages – with pelvic health issues, such as pain and incontinence.

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Women’s Health including pre and post-natal care, pelvic pain, dyspareunia (pain during sex), diastasis, incontinence, and prolapse.

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They use an innovative combination of therapies to treat women with complex pelvic disorders, including pelvic floor prolapse, chronic pain, vulvodynia, and incontinence. Their holistic approach includes a multidisciplinary team of a gynecologist, uro-gynaecologist, nurse practitioner, social worker/sex therapist as well as experts in pain management. Not every patient will need to see every member of the team and the care will be individualized based on patient needs and wishes.

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Their inclusive pelvic rehabilitation program is a safe, drug-free treatment that has been proven highly effective to help individuals with varying pelvic health concerns. They can help assist with low back pain, pelvic, abdominal and hip pain, pain in the vagina, pseudovagina, rectum or perineum, testicular pain, pain with intercourse, bladder or bowel incontinence, urinary urgency/frequency, and bladder pain.

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Integrated treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions and infertility.

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The Bay Centre for Birth Control has developed a weekly drop-in Pap program available to any woman seeking a Pap test. The program runs on Wednesday evenings from 4 – 7 p.m. A health card is not required, but patients are asked to bring at least one form of identification. The program is staffed by a team of female nurses, ensuring all patients will be seen by a female clinician.

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The department is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and provides learning experiences for residents, medical, nursing, and midwifery students. The department is proud to maintain robust, award-winning research activities and strong quality improvement programs.

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The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology provides care to women in all stages of their life. The Department is divided into five Divisions: General Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Gynaecologic Oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and Urogynaecology. Most offices are located at the Ontario Power Generation Building at 700 University Avenue on either Level 3 or 8. The Centre for Fertility and Reproductive Health is located at 250 Dundas Street West, 7th floor. The Division of Gynaecologic Oncology is located at Princess Margaret Hospital.