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Incontinence Sphincter Vaginal Birth
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Secondary Causes of Incontinence
The question was raised in response to my last SharePost: does the aging process not result in incontinence due to lack of mobility or... Read more »
Incontinence 101
Historically, women have always thought of incontinence as something that occurs with age. Until about 20 years ago, we didn’t have any... Read more »
Childbirth Studies and Incontinence
Two new studies landed on my desk this week – both about the effects of pregnancy and childbirth on incontinence. Interestingly, one... Read more »
Vaginal Delivery Versus Planned C-section: Pros and Cons
There has been an ongoing shift in the past several years to a "planned C-section birth" option for women giving birth, as opposed to... Read more »
Vaginal Slings: When Surgery for Incontinence Goes Wrong
Being that I am a urologic surgeon, I routinely perform surgery on patients for incontinence. Unfortunately, no surgery is without its... Read more »
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Inflatable artificial sphincter
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Sphincters are muscles that allow your body to hold in urine. An inflatable artificial (human-made) sphincter is a medical device that keeps urine... Read more »
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... Read more »
Urinary Incontinence
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Urinary incontinence is the inability to control urination.There are five types of urinary incontinence: stress incontinence, urge incontinence,... Read more »
Stress Incontinence
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Stress IncontinenceThe primary symptom of stress incontinence is leakage due to activities that apply pressure to a full bladder. High-impact... Read more »
Urinary Incontinence Risk Factors
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
About 20 million American women and 6 million men have urinary incontinence or have experienced it at some time in their lives. The number, however,... Read more »
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