First-line treatment for stress incontinence may include lifestyle changes, behavioral therapy, or pelvic floor exercises. Severe cases may require special devices or surgery. Stress incontinence is a ...

Shilpa Iyer, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and an expert in overactive bladder and surgical outcomes with the University of Chicago Medicine. “Up to 35% of women have ...

Incontinence, or urine leakage, during exercise is a common type of stress incontinence caused by weak pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floor therapy and some at-home steps can help. It can be frustrating ...

Urinary incontinence is a common concern that can affect daily activities and quality of life — but finding the cause can ...

Physiotherapy is effective in treating stress incontinence in about 80 per cent of cases, according to the first national study undertaken in clinical practice by researchers at the University of ...

A new group-administered behavioral treatment program was safe, cost-effective, reduced urinary incontinence frequency and severity, and improved quality of life among older women, according to a ...

Stress incontinence is urine leakage due to pressure on the bladder, which may occur with sneezing, coughing, laughing, or exercise. It commonly occurs in older females. Stress incontinence affects ...

THE subject of exertional incontinence in women — or "stress incontinence," as it is frequently called — has stimulated the imagination of the medical profession for many years. Numerous operative ...

Fecal incontinence is a common problem in women, which often enforces life changes owing to embarrassment and social stigma. It is frequently not reported or diagnosed. Age, obstetric trauma, pelvic ...