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, ...

Hardly a week goes by without advertisements by attorneys on T.V. inviting patients to sue for complications of urinary incontinence surgery; yet, surgery for urinary incontinence is effective and its ...

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: ...

Implementing an automated urinary incontinence screening and education program in primary care practices significantly increased awareness and treatment referrals in women with the condition, ...

The good news for black women: They have less than half the chance of developing urinary incontinence as do white women, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System. The bad ...

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, ...

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 ...

—Prospective studies have reported decreased incidence and severity of urinary incontinence disorders and pelvic floor symptoms following bariatric surgery, though further studies are warranted.

Incontinence may not be the usual topic of discussion at parties and get-togethers, but it can cause problems for more people than suspected. "Generally, when we hear the word incontinence, we think ...

Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Head of Department of Urogynaecology, UNSW Sydney This article is part of our series examining women’s hidden health conditions. You can read about ...