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    posted 01/27/2009, comments (0)

    Is My Bladder Weak?

    I was recently asked about "weak bladders", so I thought I'd write about the two most common types of incontinence, and explain a bit about whether or not a bladder can actually be "weak". The two types of incontinence that people experience most frequently are stress urinary incontinence (SUI), and urge incontinence.   The most common type... Read moreChevron
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    In the News: Incontinence Surgery Problems

    In the news this week is a report on problems with the mesh sling surgery used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Apparently there have been about 1,000 reports of problems with the mesh sling, including pain, recurrence of the original problem, and infection.   Stress urinary incontinence is the type of leakage... Read moreChevron
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