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Jennifer Sobol, D.O.

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posted 07/05/2007, comment (1)

Injecting Autologous Cells Could Relieve Urinary Incontinence

Recently, a very interesting and promising article was published in Lancet, a very respectable medical journal. The article describes a new possibility for the treatment of stress incontinence in women, but may be able to be translated over to men eventually. The article describes a study in which cells taken from a woman... Read more Chevron

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Jasmine Schmidt

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posted 07/02/2007, comment (1)

Acupuncture and Tai Chi as Incontinence Treatments

In my last SharePost I started discussing the use of alternative or complementary treatment for incontinence. While these treatments can be controversial, there are many people who are ready to throw up their hands in frustration because they seem to have run out of traditional treatment options and nothing is working… yet. That’s where... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/13/2007, comments (0)

Incontinence Treatments: Nothing is Working

“Nothing is working!” That’s a phrase I hear all too often in this line of work. While there are a lot of treatments out there for incontinence, ranging from pelvic floor exercises to medications to surgeries, the simple fact is that they don’t work for everyone; and some people choose not to try every possible solution for... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/13/2007, comments (0)

Urination Urgency: Will Kegels Help?

Reader Question: I drink a lot of water and occasionally I have some terrible urgency in running to the bathroom. I just turned 60 and this has become more of a problem lately. My mother has so little control that she needs to wear pads all the time. I have heard that the exercise Kegels can help incontinence. Will they... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/01/2007, comment (1)

How Much Is Too Much?

How much is too much? It’s all too easy to assume that the impact incontinence has on one’s life is directly proportional to the amount of urine being leaked. The mom who can’t keep up with her kids because she leaks “a little” knows this isn’t true. The newlywed who avoids intimacy because he leaks “a little” knows this... Read more Chevron

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