A system for treating urinary incontinence in a woman, the system comprising:
a source of RF energy; and
a treatment catheter for insertion into a urethra and bladder neck and configured to connect to the source of RF energy, said treatment catheter having:
an expandable electrode deployment structure coupled at a distal segment of said catheter, comprising:
at least one electrode; and
an expandable member that, upon expansion, deploys said at least one electrode toward a tissue targeted for treatment, allowing contact of said at least one electrode to contact said tissue targeted for treatment for delivery of radio frequency (RF) energy to said tissue targeted for treatment;
an anchor configured to secure said distal portion in the urethra; and
a sensor configured to feedback temperature information to regulate energy plied by the electrodes.