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What Is It?
Urinary incontinence is a loss of control over urination so that urine leaks before you are able to get to a toilet. There are various types of urinary incontinence.
One type of urinary incontinence is stress incontinence. Stress incontinence happens when your pelvic muscles beneath the bladder arenât strong enough to withstand a âstressâ or pressure pushing on the bladder from above. Whenever your pelvic muscles give way, they release their squeeze around the bottom...
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