Many women begin to experience mild symptoms of incontinence or occasional urine leakage as they age. Why does the incidence increase with age? The answer may be different for every woman, but there are several factors that I want to talk about in this piece.

The first factor may be hormones. As we age we see a gradual decline in our estrogen levels and the rate at which we lose estrogen increases after menopause. The lower levels of estrogen lead to decreased strength of connective tissue...