Incontinence: What Women Should Know

Once a poorly understood condition that people were reluctant to discuss, incontinence has recently been the subject of much research.

While many associate this medical problem with seniors beyond the golden years of their retirement, the fact is that people in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s experience incontinence due to pregnancy, urinary tract infections and injuries to the spinal cord. According to the National Association for Continence, the majority of people who have this diagnosis are women who are affected by bladder control issues only.

Thanks to new clinical approaches to diagnosing and remedying urinary incontinence, physicians (and patients!) have made some quantum leaps in handling this bladder control problem. While urologists, gynecologists, geriatricians and nurse specialists have developed surgical and nonsurgical techniques for treating these medical issues, pharmaceutical companies have also developed new drugs to help treat the condition. So, the good news is that incontinence can be helped, and the method of treatment depends on diagnostic results.

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