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Women that find themselves having to catheterize when confined to a wheelchair have few choices when it comes to being able to catheterize outside of the home. They find themselves pressured into choosing the invasive mitrafanoff surgical procedure to reconstruct their bladder to catheterize through a stoma in the stomach. This procedure can have a lot of complications and has a 32% reoperation rate (Veeratterapillay 2013).  This operation seems to be the only way out of the house and back into society and work. Very few places will have a mat or bed they can transfer to so they can relieve themselves. Then after the surgery they have to deal with more complications from the surgery which can be, bacterial infections, stomal stenosis or persistent leakage, and Bladder stones (Séguier-Lipszyc  2001) to mention a few.  These Ezzy access pants will give women more options before deciding on the surgery. Even if they decide to get the surgery- they may want to use the pants still because it will be easier to deal with the menstrual cycle. Using the pants eliminates the pressure to get the surgery just to be able to leave the house. This is also a game changer for Occupational therapist when it comes to training women how to catheterize in a toilet.   No more torturous session of taking the pants on and off. They no longer need to worry about being able to struggle with pants on and off 3-5 times a day. Having ezzy access pants liberates women to go back to work and find stability sooner after a traumatic accident. These pants also address the uncomfortable para-belly that happens after a SCI, which supports self-esteem and personal image which is a huge struggle with a SCI.