Symptoms Of Overactive Bladder
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Women with Overactive Bladder (OAB) Suffer More
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert...nationwide research in which we learned that women with symptoms of overactive bladder, or OAB,... Read more »
Get the Word on Overactive Bladder - Get Your Life Back!
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert...Regardless of where you are in the continuum of life, if symptoms of overactive bladder -... Read more »
The CaringBridge: Social Networking in the Time of Crisis
By Nancy Muller , Health Expert...nationwide, online survey of women ages 40 - 65 with symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB). ... Read more »
When Your Incontinence Is a Symptom of Something Else
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health ExpertI always find it interesting that while I am taking care of a patient for something, often... Read more »
Ovarian Cancer: Listening for the Body's Signals
By Nancy Muller , Health ExpertI distinctly recall the advice, twenty-five years ago, of my own OBGYN when searching for a... Read more »
Health Guide
Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urge Incontinence
...sacral nerves to help retrain them. InterStim is reserved for the treatment of urinary retention and the symptoms of overactive bladder in patients who have failed or could not tolerate less... Read more »References
Anger JT, Saigal CS, Litwin MS; Urologic Diseases of America Project. The prevalence of urinary incontinence among community dwelling adult women: results from the National Health and Nutrition... Read more »Incontinence Medications
A number of medications are available that increase sphincter or pelvic muscle strength or relax the bladder, making it able to hold more urine. Medications are prescribed for all kinds of... Read more »Urge Incontinence
The main symptom of urge incontinence (also called hyperactive, irritable, or overactive bladder) is the need to urinate frequently. Patients may go to the bathroom more than 8 times over 24 hours,... Read more »Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Causes of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Causes of Lower Urinary Tract SymptomsSeveral structural or medical conditions, either independently or in conjunction with BPH, can cause lower urinary tract symptoms. In addition, prostate growth... Read more »Images
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Behavioral intervention plus meds may ease incontinence
June 22, 2009A new study suggests that combining medication with behavioral therapy may help ease incontinence. Researchers studied 416 adults with overactive... Read summary »
Online Sleep Therapy
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Better Bladder Cancer Detection
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