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Long Definition Of Echinacea
- Incontinence Definition, Types, and Process of Urination
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- Stress Incontinence
- Urge Incontinence
- Overflow Incontinence
- Functional Incontinence
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Introduction
Urinary incontinence is the inability to control urination. It may be temporary or permanent, and can result from a variety of problems in the urinary tract. Urinary incontinence is generally divided into four types:
- Stress incontinence
- Urge incontinence
- Overflow incontinence
- Functional incontinence
Often, more than one type of incontinence is present. When this occurs, it is called mixed incontinence. Because incontinence is a symptom, rather than a disease, it is often hard to...
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