Urinary Incontinence

Managing Urinary Incontinence

Stress can be bad: losing a job, losing a loved one, moving to a new city. Stress…    

Urinary Incontinence and Urinary Tract Infection

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the temporal relationship between self-reported urine loss and incident, symptomatic, microbiologically confirmed urinary tract infection…    

Does hysterectomy cause urinary incontinence?

Female urinary incontinence is a common problem. For instance, a postal study from the USA in more than…    

Risk for Stress-Urinary-Incontinence Surgery After Hysterectomy May Be Doubled

Regardless of surgical technique, women who have had a hysterectomy are at a much greater risk for…    

Hysterectomy and risk of stress-urinary-incontinence surgery: nationwide cohort study

Hysterectomy for benign indications has been associated with an increased risk for lower-urinary-tract sequela, but results have been…    

Hysterectomy: A Risk Factor for Urinary Incontinence?

Urinary incontinence affects nearly 40% of women. Hysterectomy is also common, and studies of the procedure’s effect on…    

Hysterectomy and stress urinary incontinence

Daniel Altman and colleagues (Oct 27, p 1494)1 found an increased risk of surgery for stress urinary incontinence…    

Why Not Request a Cesarean Delivery, to Prevent Incontinence?

Should women be permitted to accept the risks of cesarean in order to possibly reduce their risk of…    

I’ve Had a Cesarean in the Past.  What is the ‘best’ way to have my next baby?

Vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) has been an obstetrical topic mired in controversy.  Up until the past…    

Checklist for a Healthy Pelvic Floor Before & After Childbirth

A mindset of prevention before, during and after childbirth can help you to avoid pelvic floor problems, or…    

How Can I Prepare My Pelvic Floor, To Avoid Problems After Delivery?

As you’re surrounded by the commotion over painting the nursery or planning the baby shower, it’s easy to…    

How is the Vaginal Opening Affected by Childbirth – And by Episiotomy?

Injuries to the perineum and vaginal opening affect 35-75% of women during vaginal birth.  Even after careful repair,…    

Which Pelvic Floor Symptoms Are Most Common After Childbirth?

Urinary Incontinence:  Urinary incontinence affects 30-50% of mothers before age 40.  Among women experiencing stress incontinence after childbearing,…    

Which Stages of Childbirth Affect the Pelvic Floor?

It is rarely appreciated that labor and delivery are among the most important physical events in a woman’s…    

Risk factors for persistent stress urinary incontinence after mid-urethral procedures:study

This is a retrospective study of the postoperative outcome of using tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and trans obturator…    

Mixed Incontinence

Introduction

Mixed incontinence occurs when both stress incontinence and DI occur simultaneously. Patients may present…