Women contemplating pregnancy are rarely warned by their OB-GYNs that having a baby can wreak havoc “down there,” but it does. Incontinence can have a negative effect on a woman's physical, ...

Urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine. This means a person urinates when they do not want to. It happens when control over the urinary sphincter is either lost or weakened. Urinary ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Urinary incontinence is the term for a loss of bladder control. In ...

You might find it difficult to bring up urinary incontinence with your doctor, but it's very common. Incontinence can begin after childbirth, in older adulthood, or with certain health conditions.

Sneezing, laughing, exercising, traveling — to some, these acts are nothing to think twice about. But for those suffering from a leaky bladder, they can be the very thing interfering with daily living ...

June 15, 2009 — Urinary incontinence is highly prevalent in overweight and obese women with type 2 diabetes and far exceeds other diabetes complications, according to the results of a cross-sectional ...

The odds of urinary incontinence increase with poor glycemic control in women with type 1 diabetes, according to recent study findings. Sara M. Lenherr, MD, MS, a clinical lecturer in urology at the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Urinary incontinence was linked to disability, particularly in the domains of mobility, communication and life ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Two types of ‘sling’ surgeries are popular for treating female urinary ...

TURP and EBRT after seed implantation are associated with development of urge urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence (UI) develops in a small percentage of patients with localized prostate cancer ...