Urethral Bulking
An in-office injection treatment for stress urinary incontinence with Dr. Tabakin in New Brunswick, NJ.
In short: Urethral bulking is an in-office injection of a gel-like filler into the urethra to reduce stress urinary incontinence, done under local anesthesia with patients going home the same day. Dr. Alexandra Tabakin, a urologist and fellowship-trained urogynecologist in New Brunswick, NJ, offers it for women with milder leakage or who prefer to avoid surgery under general anesthesia.
What is a urethral bulking agent?
A urethral bulking agents is a gel-like or permanent filler-like substance that is injected into the urethra (channel through which you urinate) in order to prevent urine from leaking out.
Talk to a specialist. Dr. Tabakin sees new patients at her New Brunswick office, in the Clinical Academic Building at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Who may be a good candidate for a urethral bulking agent?
Urethral bulking agents are used to treat stress urinary incontinence, which is leakage with activities such as laughing, coughing, or sneezing. This procedure will not treat urinary leakage from overactive bladder or urge incontinence. Typically, urethral bulking agents are used for women who:
- Have mild stress urinary incontinence
- May want to consider future pregnancies
- Women who do not want surgery with general anesthesia
- Women who are not good candidates for surgery requiring anesthesia
Where is a urethral bulking agent injection performed?
Generally, we perform urethral bulking agent injections in the office under local anesthesia. Patients go home the same day and can immediately return back to their activities.
Page updated October 2026.
Related pages: Stress Urinary Incontinence · Urinary Leakage · Midurethral Sling
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