Incontinence - All People Who Are Living In "United States"

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Tasha Mulligan MPT

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posted 11/16/2009, comments (0)

Why do the numbers of women with incontinence increase with age?

Many women begin to experience mild symptoms of incontinence or occasional urine leakage as they age. Why does the incidence increase with age? The answer may be different for every woman, but there are several factors that I want to talk about in this piece. The first factor may be hormones. As we age we see a gradual decline in our estrogen... Read more Chevron

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Nancy Muller

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National Association for Continence, Executive Director

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posted 10/26/2009, comments (0)

Are Americans Overdoing Screening?

While I am a big proponent of wellness and prevention, the push for cancer screening in this country may have been taken to excess. As The New York Times reported earlier in the summer (July 17, 2009), there is ample evidence that routine exams offer little benefit to the general public and cost our healthcare system wasteful dollars in... Read more Chevron

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doc1639

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45 YOM, single, never married, no dependants, retired FF/CO/EMT-P

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posted 10/21/2009, comments (0)

Myself and question(s)

Support and questions?Doc1639Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 12:53 AM 1st): Ralene as a medical professional of over 26 years, I understand Diabetes II and the problems that go with diabetes type I or II. As for how you are dealing with it, is your choice and his, but I feel that he may be becoming addicted to this help. Suggest to him... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/27/2009, comments (3)

Wearing a diaper in Public

Wearing a diaper in public can truly be a terrifying and stressful situation at first. I know because I am diapered since from a young age. Let me tell you that there are certain tricks that I have learned to tell myself that have really simplified the habituation process of getting use to wearing a diaper in public. ... Read more Chevron

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Pete

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posted 08/24/2009, comment (1)

And Foley Makes Three…

Perhaps a better title for this post would be "Foley Times Three" because instead of having one Foley for two or three weeks, I had three! Foley has always come to visit me after I have had my Botox treatment for urge incontinence. When my procedure was complete, I heard the resident ask for a 16F coude catheter. (F is an abbreviation for... Read more Chevron

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