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The Pelvic Floor Foundation of SA

PFFSA is an internationally recognized research group working to improve the understanding and treatment of pelvic floor disorders and road back to pelvic health.

Our vision is founded on three pillars:

Collaboration

We conduct pre-clinical and clinical research in collaboration with industry partners in order to develop and evaluate innovative interventions in the field of female health and especially wound healing.

Public Awareness

We promote public awareness through collaboration between industry, the public and the medical profession, utilising engagements with the media and fundraising events.

Professional Education

We nurture professional education by offering CPD certified training courses in the management of pelvic organ dysfunction directed at doctors and other healthcare workers.

What We Do

Established in 2015 by Professor Jan-Paul Roovers and Professor Stephen Jeffery the Pelvic Floor Foundation of South Africa was created out of the need for advancement in the outcomes of pelvic floor dysfunction repair surgeries.

The founders shared passion for research has led to the development of a number of innovative procedures and medical devices. Professor Roovers and Professor Jeffrey have collaborated internationally and have collectively trained hundreds of surgeons.

The Pelvic Floor Foundation focuses on the following:
Pelvic organ prolapse  – Stress urinary incontinence  –  Menopause 
Wound healing  –  Surgical education in laparoscopic surgery  –  Animal research  – Esthetic surgery

Your support can give women the precious gift of health!

In 2019 the Foundation started a project for addressing obstetric fistula in rural communities. Fistula surgery is currently very complex – Doctors require special training and  the surgery is also unaffordable to those affected. PFFSA is currently researching and developing a tissue-engineered solution  which will remove these barriers as the application will be simple enough that local physician can perform the procedure.

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Increasing Success of Obstetric
Fistula Repair Surgery

Obstetric fistula affect millions of women worldwide.
Surgery is complex and accessible for a minority of patients.
PFFSA is currently researching and developing a tissue-engineered solution for obstetric fistula that can be applied by local physicians, and will replace complex surgery.

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Research: Interventions for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Repair

We conduct pre-clinical and clinical innovative research in collaboration with industry partners.  The main focus is to test new interventions for safety and efficacy.

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Professional Education

PFFSA offers educational courses combining both practical and theoretical aspects within South Africa to local, as well as international physicians in collaboration with Industry partners and professional societies worldwide.

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Register for our O&G Virtual Rendevous

A live online educational portal to access the latest advances in O&G topics of practical clinical application.

Presented free to all O&G specialists, trainees and family physicians in the comfort of your home or office.

Register for our weekly webinars presented every 
Thursday 17h00 – 18h00.

Receive 1 free CPD point, with a certificate at the end of the course.

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Patient Testimonials

My life was impacted daily to the point that I wouldn’t sit down at friends or my family’s home due to my incontinence; I was also reserved due to being too scared to laugh or cough in fear that I would leak. I wasn’t even aware that there was a procedure available to fix my problem until I was approached to be part of the PFFSA study.
My life has improved so drastically after the procedure, I feel so much more relaxed and not only can I visit family and friends again I am also saving so much money not having to buy incontinence pads every week. Thank you to the PFFSA team, the team is extremely accessible and I felt so well informed during the study.
Patient 1
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Intercourse was painful and I had to plan my life around being nearby a bathroom, after having the procedure as part of the PFFSA study I am enjoying intercourse again and I am no longer leaking. Having one less thing to worry about has improved my day-to-day life drastically.

Working with the PFFSA team has been such a positive experience, the team is great and I look so forward to my follow up appointments.
Patient 2
Patient 2Study
I was suffering from depression and it was getting worse as my incontinence was worsening – I am only 40, waking up 4 to 6 times a night to go to the toilet and was not able to exercise or go out. After my procedure with PFFSA I am able to exercise relieving my depression, my libido has increased and I am feeling more confident in general. The fear of leaking which was causing stress and anxiety is gone and the fact that I sleep through the night has improved my quality of life drastically. I am so grateful to the PFFSA team for including me in the study.
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 Telephone:

+27 66 334 3978

Email:
info@pffsa.org

Physical address:
Foreshore, Cape Town 8000
South Africa

NEWS

Tepha Inc. Announces the Presentation of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Data on the Use of P4HB™ Regenerative Scaffolds In Urogynecology

25 Sep 2019:  A leader and innovator in the fast-growing field of fully resorbable scaffolds that support soft tissue regeneration, Tepha Inc., announced today that four abstracts will be presented at the upcoming combined meeting of the American Urogynecology Association (AUGS) and the International Urogynecology Association (IUGA) in Nashville, TN on September 24th-28th, which evaluate the use of the company’s proprietary fully resorbable poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) polymer scaffold for Female Pelvic Health applications. Fully resorbable scaffolds manufactured from Tepha’s P4HB polymer were first introduced in 2012 and have now been safely used in more than 200,000 surgical procedures around the world in both complex abdominal wall reconstruction as well as plastic and reconstructive surgery applications.

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We are an internationally recognized research group working to improve the understanding and treatment of pelvic floor disorders and road back to pelvic health.

NPO Number: 168 916

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Telephone:
+27 66 334 3978

Email:
info@pffsa.org

Physical address:
Foreshore, Cape Town 8000
South Africa

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