Stress incontinence

Stress incontinence is an involuntary loss of control of urine that occurs at the same time abdominal pressure is increased as in coughing or sneezing. It develops when the muscles of the pelvic floor have become weak.
Review Date: 04/24/2008
Reviewed By: Peter Chen, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynceology, University
of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided
by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed byDavid Zieve, MD,
MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.













