EAU Section of Female and Functional Urology (ESFFU)

The EAU Section of Female and Functional Urology (ESFFU) aims to provide state-of-the-art standards for research, diagnostics and treatment of functional urological problems in neurological and non-neurological patients. Moreover the special aspects of female pelvic disorders are assessed by the ESFFU. The ESFFU was founded in 2008 as a merger of the European Society of Neuro-Urology (ESNU) and the European Society of Female Urology.

• Encouraging new developments in this field including assessment and management of a range of pathologies including, amongst others, overactive bladder syndrome, stress urinary incontinence, dysfunctional voiding and bladder emptying problems;
• Cooperating with other societies of the EAU and with the ESU and the EBU in establishing a state-of-the-art European training program in it’s subspecialty.
• Collaboration with international organizations like the ICS and the AUA in mutual activities.
• Stimulation of basic- and clinical research on signal transduction and neurotransmission in the urogenital tract.
• To encourage collaborative clinical and basic research activities of specific male and female functional urological problems.
• To organize activities for dissemination of knowledge and developments in female and Functional Urology.
• To have a solid and ethical collaboration with other parties in the field of Female and Functional Urology like patient organisations, medical industries and governmental and non-governmental organisations.

Chairman	J. Heesakkers	Nijmegen (NL)
Member	D. Castro-Diaz	Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES)
Member	D. De Ridder	Leuven (BE)
Member	E. Kocjancic	Chicago (US)
Member	F. Burkhardt	Bern (CH)
Member	F. Cruz	Porto (PT)
Member	J.J. Wyndaele	Antwerp (BE)
Member	K-D. Sievert	Tübingen (DE)
Member	M. Lucas	Swansea (GB)
Member	M. Porena	Perugia (IT)
Member	P. Radziszewski	Warsaw (PL)