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Innovating for Continence: Simon Foundation Conference
I’m writing from the conference titled Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge sponsored by the Simon Foundation for Continence.
We just got through an enlightening and heartfelt patient panel featuring seven individuals with incontinence from all walks of life. Included on the panel was a woman who became incontinent after childbirth; a man who became incontinent as a result of a prostatectomy; and older woman with stress urinary incontinence; a man with a neurogenic bladder ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Fecal Incontinence
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health ExpertBecause so many people suffer from urinary incontinence, it has become a large focus of my work as... Read more »
Incontinence and Women's Sexual Health
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...report a "pelvic floor disorder" which can include: Urinary incontinence Fecal incontinence... Read more »
Menstrual Cycle and Incontinence: Does Your Period Affect Bladder Control?
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert...set out this week to write an article about how a woman’s monthly cycle can affect her bladder... Read more »
Pelvic Strength, Down to the Core
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert...damaged, bowel incontinence can occur as well as urinary incontinence. This is because these... Read more »
C-Section or Not? Choosing a Caesarean Section Delivery to Avoid Incontinence
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert...your risk of pelvic floor relaxation and subsequent urinary incontinence. Having a c-section... Read more »
Health Guide
Urinary Incontinence: Causes and Treatments
Urinary incontinence can be defined as the involuntary loss of urine. The urinary bladder, which stores urine until the patient voluntary empties its content, is a reservoir in the lower abdomen... Read more »Urinary Incontinence Risk Factors
...before discussing their symptoms with a doctor. A 2006 study reported that only half of women with urinary incontinence have discussed their condition with a doctor and only a third had received... Read more »Women With Incontinence May Also Face Depression
...Simone N. Vigod, M.D. and Donna E. Stewart, M.D., FRCPC The authors explored the relationship between urinary incontinence and major depression through data from the Canadian Community Health... Read more »Highlights
Urinary Incontinence in the United StatesAccording to several 2006 surveys:Urinary incontinence affects about 38% of all womenMiddle-aged women (ages 50 to 54) are nearly twice as likely to have... Read more »How to Use This Site
...your or a loved one's condition; and sharing and learning with patients and others concerned about urinary incontinence. Find The Find section is designed to help you answer questions, get... Read more »Images
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October 02, 2008Though surgery is considered a 'last-resort' treatment option for urinary incontinence, it can offer a long-term solution for this troublesome health... Read summary »
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