Darlene Gaynor-Krupnick, DO, FACOS

Dr. Darlene Gaynor-Krupnick offers the most current techniques available for managing female pelvic floor disorders and the latest minimally invasive procedures available for the treatment of female urinary incontinence and vaginal vault prolapse. She also trains other urologists and gynecologists on state-of-the-art surgical techniques and the most recent therapies and medications available for treatment.

Dr. Gaynor-Krupnick joined The Urology Group in 2006. She received her undergraduate degree at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and her medical degree at Southeastern University in Florida. She completed her general surgery residency at UMDNJ in New Jersey and her urology residency at Cook County Hospital/Midwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Gaynor has been practicing for over ten years.

Following the completion of her urology training, Dr. Gaynor-Krupnick pursued an additional fellowship in voiding dysfunction, reconstruction, and neurourology at The University of Iowa. Prior to joining The Urology Group, Dr. Gaynor-Krupnick had been in practice in the Chicago area with particular focus on voiding dysfunction and pelvic floor reconstruction.

Dr. Gaynor-Krupnick is a frequent grand round lecturer and author of multiple academic papers. She is also the recipient of the acclaimed Resident of the Year Award. Dr. Gaynor-Krupnick is conversant in Spanish.

Dr. Darlene Gaynor is an expert Female Urologist fellowship trained since 2003 in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstruction. Considered the best in the region in her field, Dr. Gaynor has a Uro Gynecology education appointment to train the resident’s at Lankenau Medical Center just outside of Philadelphia. Dr. Gaynor specializes in urinary incontinence, overactive bladder of men and women, urinary tract infections, pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis, vaginal prolapse and sexual dysfunction including vaginal dryness also known as vaginal atrophy or atrophic vaginitis.

State-of the-Art treatments are offered by Dr. Gaynor in her areas of specialty including minimally invasive insurance covered procedures such as Botox for the bladder, Interstim® sacral neuromodulation, removal and placement of gold standard procedures for incontinence and prolapse, robotic surgery, Pelvic pain treatments, FDA Plastic surgery vaginal laser therapy called MonaLisa Touch.

Matter of fact, painful intercourse and vaginal dryness associated with menopause or hormone changes can be treated with a plastic surgery gentle vaginal laser. Dr. Gaynor was the first physician to introduce the laser to the Mainline community near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The vaginal laser is FDA approved to treat vaginal dryness with studies showing 85-91% improvement. This MonaLisa Touch laser (invented in Italy, thus the name) also has been found to improve urinary frequency and urgency / overactive bladder as well as urinary tract infections. Although this is Dr. Gaynor’s only treatment not covered by insurance, she believed it was important and helpful for her patients that it should be offered especially when hormones and other medications are not successful. MonaLisa Touch can not only help the pelvic pain, vaginal dryness, but also relationships. Dr. Gaynor is a speaker for a breast cancer group Unite for Her and has spoken of options to help women who suffer with these issues of unexpected life changing issues.

Aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer treatments can dramatically change vaginal tissue causing severe vaginal dryness, pelvic pain, vaginal pain with or without intercourse, overactive bladder, vaginal itching and urinary tract infections. The MonaLisa Touch rejuvenates vaginal tissue increasing the blood flow carrying collagen, fibroblasts and all the good stuff of normal vaginal, premenopausal type vaginal tissue.

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