New Developments for Treating Incontinence
... What is incontinence? Incontinence is the inability to control the passage of urine or stool. Current figures indicate that 20 million Americans suffer with involuntary loss of bladder control (urinar...

Advancements in the Treatment of Urological Diseases
... Urology: A historical perspectiveIn the late 19th century, medical specialists were considered "quacks." Reputable physicians were "generalists" who possessed a broad range of medi...

Talking to Your Health Care Team About Bladder Control
... Why is it so hard to talk about bladder control?You may feel embarrassed to talk about such a personal thing. Or, like many women, you may feel ashamed about loss of bladder control. But, when you lea...

Your Urinary System and How It Works
... The organs, tubes, muscles, and nerves that work together to create, store, and carry urine are the urinary system. The urinary system includes two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder, two sphincter mus...

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Bladder Control
... Yes. But don't panic. If you lose bladder control after childbirth, the problem often goes away by itself. Your muscles may just need time to recover. If you still have a problem after 6 weeks, ta...

Your Body''s Design for Bladder Control
... Good bladder control sounds simple. Just hold on until you get to the bathroom. It sounds simple. But good bladder control takes teamwork from many organs, muscles, and nerves in your body. Most of yo...

Exercising Your Pelvic Muscles
... Life's events can weaken pelvic muscles. Pregnancy, childbirth, and being overweight can do it. Luckily, when these muscles get weak, you can help make them strong again. Pelvic floor muscles are ...

Menopause and Bladder Control
... Yes. Some women have bladder control problems after they stop having periods (menopause or change of life). If you are going through menopause, talk to your health care team. After your periods end, y...

Your Medicines and Bladder Control
... If so, one cause of your problem may be sitting in your medicine cabinet. Medicines (drugs) can cause people to lose bladder control. Do not stop taking any medicine without talking to your doctor. If...

Bladder Control for Women
... Women of all ages have bladder control problems. Some younger women find they can't hold their urine after having a baby. Others have problems when they stop having periods. Many women over the ag...

Urinary Incontinence in Women
... Urinary incontinence is an inability to hold your urine until you get to a toilet. More than 13 million people in the United States--male and female, young and old--experience incontinence. It is ofte...

Urinary Incontinence in Children
... Parents or guardians of children who experience bedwetting at night or "accidents" during the day should treat this problem with understanding and patience. This loss of urinary control is called "uri...

Fecal Incontinence
... Anatomy of the rectum and anus. Fecal incontinence is the inability to control your bowels. When you feel the urge to have a bowel movement, you may not be able to hold it until you can get to a toile...

Incontinence Can Be Controlled
... by Carolyn J. Strange No one wants to talk about it. Patients don't bring it up. Physicians don't ask. Meanwhile, millions suffer in silence as urinary incontinence erodes their quality of lif...

Daily Bladder Diary
... The following links are to pages that you can print out on your printer so that you have copies of the bladder diary. If you have Adobe®'s Acrobat Reader Software, you might prefer looking at...

Urinary Incontinence -- Frequently Asked Questions
... When you are not able to hold your urine until you can get to a bathroom, you have what's called urinary incontinence (also called loss of bladder control). In contrast, bladder control means you ...

Talking to Your Health Care Team About Bladder Control
... You may feel embarrassed to talk about such a personal thing. Or, like many women, you may feel ashamed about loss of bladder control. But when you learn it's a medical problem, you know it's ...

What Your Female Patients Want to Know About Bladder Control
... "When my patients become incontinent, a little light goes out of their lives. I like to be part of the dimmer switch that turns the light back on." Elisabeth Brown, R.N. Continence Nurse San Francisco...

Preguntas Frecuentes acerca de la Incontinencia Urinaria
... Si usted no es capaz de contenerse para orinar hasta llegar a un baño, entonces padece lo que se denomina incontinencia urinaria (también llamado pérdida de control de la vejiga). El control de la vej...