I often see patients who are experiencing health problems that they do not feel comfortable discussing, even with family and close friends. These include pelvic floor problems, such as loss of control of their bladder or bowels (incontinence), pelvic floor dysfunction, and pelvic support problems (prolapse).
These conditions are very common, affecting up to 50% of women over 60 years old, as well as many younger women, especially after childbirth. Because many women have difficulty talking about pelvic floor problems, they can feel isolated or become depressed.
I strive to listen to my patients and provide a place where they feel comfortable discussing these conditions. My goal is to help them understand their health and improve their quality of life.
Where to find me
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
1 Medical Center DriveLebanon, New Hampshire 03756
Phone:
603-653-9300
Fax:
603-640-1918
Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Specialty Care at Bedford Medical Park
5 Washington PlaceBedford, New Hampshire 03110
Phone:
603-629-8388
Fax:
603-727-7772
About me
Kris Strohbehn, MD, FACS, FACOG
- Vice Chair, Gynecology
- Division Director, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
- Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth
Joined
- 2000
Areas of focus
- Female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery
- Anal incontinence
- Laparoscopy
- Minimally invasive surgery and laparoscopy
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Reconstructive pelvic surgery
- Urinary incontinence
- Urogynecology
Languages
- English
Education
Medical School
- MD, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, 1988
Residency
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 1992
Fellowship
- Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1995
Board Certification
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Professional Credential
- FACS, Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- FACOG, Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinical Trials
OBGYN
Historical review of magnetic resonance defecography studies
Location: Lebanon
Publications
A novel, collapsible, space-occupying pessary for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse.
Int Urogynecol J. 2023 Jan;34(1):317-319. Strohbehn K, Wadensweiler P, Hanissian P