If you have urinary incontinence, you don’t necessarily have to resign yourself to wearing pads and carrying extra changes of clothing. Whether you’re experiencing leaking because you were pregnant, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Surgery for stress urinary incontinence (leaking that occurs with a cough or sneeze) improves symptoms of another form of incontinence, called urgency urinary incontinence, in women who have both ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 can be an embarrassing problem many people face. It involves loss of bladder control that can range from occasional leakages when force is applied, such as by coughing or sneezing ...