Urinary Incontinence Types
In the News: Incontinence Surgery Problems
In the news this week is a report on problems with the mesh sling surgery used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Apparently there have been about 1,000 reports of problems with the mesh sling, including pain, recurrence of the original problem, and infection.
Stress urinary incontinence is the type of leakage that occurs when you place physical (not emotional) stress on your pelvic floor by laughing, sneezing, coughing, lifting, running, etc. The muscles of the p...
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Expert & Community Posts
Is My Bladder Weak?
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert...so I thought I'd write about the two most common types of incontinence, and explain a bit about... Read more »
Frequent Urination and Urinary Incontinence in Men: An Overview
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert...Luckily, we have gotten much better at treating this type of incontinence, and it can often be... Read more »
Stem Cells and Future Treatments for Urinary Incontinence
By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert...care challenges of all kinds, including leukemia, type 1 diabetes, and spinal cord damage. And... Read more »
Leaky Pipes and What To Do About Them
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert...strategies seem to have worked so far. There are two types of incontinence, urge... Read more »
I Had Surgery for Stress Incontinence and Now I Have Urge Incontinence! What Happened?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health ExpertThere are multiple types of incontinence, and I have discussed them on my SharePost blog... Read more »
Health Guide
Urinary Incontinence: Causes and Treatments
...medication.Long-standing or chronic urinary incontinence is a much more complex problem and there are several types, each with its own cause.OVERFLOW INCONTINENCE is mainly a problem seen in older... Read more »Diabetic Women Can Reduce Their Risk of Urinary Incontinence
...with standard lifestyle advice. The main outcome measure was incontinence symptoms by frequency and type by a validated questionnaire completed at the end-of-trial visit (mean 2.9 years).... Read more »Stress incontinence
...medications, or after surgery of the prostate or pelvic area. Stress urinary incontinence is the most common type of urinary incontinence in women. Studies have shown about 50% of all women have... Read more »Urinary incontinence
...range from an occasional leakage of urine, to a complete inability to hold any urine. The two main types of urinary incontinence are: Stress incontinence -- occurs during certain... Read more »Inflatable artificial sphincter
...or urinary Description Inflatable artificial sphincter surgery isused totreatsome types of urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence. The artificial sphincter is inserted into... Read more »Images
Related News
Patients sue maker of ObTape
May 21, 2009Dozens of women have sued the maker of ObTape Vaginal Sling saying the product has caused repeated surgeries and embarrassing complications. The... Read summary »
Getting Over the Urge to "go": Which Surgery is Best?
May 29, 2007By Andrea Hughes, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many women suffering from urinary incontinence may be able to... Read summary »
Incontinence linked to pelvic floor disorder common: study
July 30, 2009Nearly one-fourth of women in the United States are affected by a pelvic floor disorder such as urinary or fecal incontinence, or pelvic organ... Read summary »
FDA links incontinence surgery to complications
November 10, 2008A type of mesh used to treat such women's health problems as stress urinary incontinence and prolapsed uterus has been linked to rare but serious... Read summary »
Drugs Cause Cognitive Problems for Seniors
May 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Common drugs used to treat stomach cramps, ulcers, motion sickness and urinary incontinence appear to cause older, healthy... Read summary »
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