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Normal anatomy
Stress incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine when laughing, coughing, sneezing, or lifting, which can result from deformity or damage to the urethra and bladder from decreased muscle tone caused by multiple births, menopause, or other problems.
Bladder and urethral repair may be recommended to prevent urine leakage associated with stress incontinence.
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Review Date: 12/20/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief; Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
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