Urinary incontinence (UI) manifests in various forms, each with its own set of symptoms and causes. Understanding the different types is essential in selecting the most effective management strategies ...
A recently-published study evaluated the efficacy of a new mobile app built to help women self-manage urinary incontinence by randomizing women 1:1 to use of the app or an information-only control app ...
Urine leakage in women is often brushed off as normal after childbirth or 30, but doctors warn it's a medical condition. Ignoring it can affect confidence, work and health, early diagnosis and ...
(Reuters Health) – Women with urinary or bowel incontinence who participate in behavior modification programs may experience less severe symptoms and a better quality of life than their counterparts ...
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — As a woman, sometimes you feel you gotta go a little too often. This could be related to urinary incontinence. There are two types: urge incontinence and stress incontinence. "Urge ...
Peeing is a routine part of the day and a necessary function to get rid of waste your body doesn't need. It may seem simple, but there is actually a right way and a wrong way to urinate. Certain bad ...
What you eat and drink can spare you some trips to the bathroom. Start with these six simple diet changes. "If you don't drink enough water, you can get dehydrated," says Jennifer Anger, MD, MPH, ...
It's a problem nobody wants to talk about, suffering in silence and embarrassment. Of the 25 million Americans living with incontinence, 80% are women. But a pacemaker for the bladder may be the ...
(Reuters Health) - Botox injections may be slightly better at reducing urinary incontinence in some older women than InterStim, an implanted bladder control device, results of a U.S. trial suggest.
Urinary incontinence rarely gets our attention, unless we have problems with it. It rarely gets attention unless there is a medical issue connected to it. Yet, almost 50% of women of the age 50-plus ...
As you go through menopause, it may become harder to control your bladder. That's a common issue. Changes in your body can cause it. Here's what you can do to take charge of the problem. Your ovaries ...