Urinary incontinence is the leakage of urine due to loss of bladder control. The condition is common, impacting up to 50 percent of women. While urinary incontinence occurs more often in older women, ...

In some older women, the gynecologic examination needs to be approached in a conservative manner, keeping it as minimally invasive as possible. Consider performing a digital examination rather than a ...

Urinary incontinence or bladder leakage occurs when urine (pee) comes out of your bladder when you do not want it to (involuntarily). It is more common in women for the following reasons: ...

Dmochowski RR, Blaivas JM, Gormley EA, et al; Female Stress Urinary Incontinence Update Panel of the American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. A meta-analysis was performed on 436 ...

Assessing the onset and severity. Once leakage of urine is established as the problem, the clinician can assess the severity of the condition by asking about the number of pads the patient requires to ...

Generally, the term urinary incontinence refers to a person's loss of the ability to control his or her bladder. Though the condition has a variety of sub-classifications -- stress urinary ...

Women with ongoing urinary incontinence could avoid invasive bladder pressure tests, as new research shows that a range of non-invasive assessments work just as well in guiding treatment. Led by ...

Women with breast cancer who were using aromatase inhibitors had no more increased risk for serious Lowest quartile of serum testosterone is associated with 48% and 65% increased odds of stress and ...

New research published in BJU International indicates that women with urinary incontinence often have other chronic conditions. The findings have important implications for prevention and treatment.

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 ...