Most women do not need to worry about preventing urinary incontinence. This problem can be treated once it begins.
If you are considering whether or not to have a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) and if this surgery is not essential, you should know that urinary incontinence is more common in women who have had a hysterectomy.
Estrogen replacement will not reduce your likelihood of developing urinary incontinence, although doctors once thought that estrogen could help. It is used...
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I know I harp on this all the time, but I just can't over-stress the importance of seeing your doctor about urinary and/or fecal... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Emotional EffectsUrinary incontinence can have severe emotional effects. Patients may feel humiliated, isolated, and helpless about their condition.... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Urinary incontinence is the inability to control urination.There are five types of urinary incontinence: stress incontinence, urge incontinence,... Read more »
Cells taken from the upper thigh and injected into the sphincter muscle may help ease urinary incontinence in patients who haven't responded to... Read more »
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 »