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 Urinary Incontinence Articles

In Taiwan, Most Incontinent Women Do Not Seek Help

Jody A. Charnow January 01, 2008

Almost 30% of Taiwanese women aged 60 years and older suffer from urinary incontinence (UI), but most do not visit a doctor for the condition, a study found.
 

TOT and TVT Comparable

Jody A. Charnow November 01, 2007

TRANSOBTURATOR TAPE (TOT) is a safe and effective as tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) in surgery for stress urinary incontinence.
 

Urinary Symptoms Common

Jody A. Charnow November 01, 2007

LOWER URINARY TRACT symptoms (LUTS) and urinary incontinence (UI) are common in the Canadian population, researchers report.
 

Urinary Symptoms Common in Canada

Jody A. Charnow October 16, 2007

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and urinary incontinence (UI) are common in the Canadian population, researchers report.
 

Urinary Incontinence Risk Linked to Physical Activity

Jody A. Charnow September 01, 2007

Higher levels of physical activity are independently related to a lower self-reported prevalence of urinary incontinence in a community-dwelling population aged 70 years and older, a Japanese study recently showed.
 

Key OAB Symptoms Not Related to Detrusor Overactivity

Jody A. Charnow August 27, 2007

The cardinal symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB)—urinary urgency, frequency, and urge urinary incontinence—are not significantly associated with detrusor overactivity after adjustment for other risk factors, a study found.
 

Urinary Incontinence Risk Linked to Physical Activity

Jody A. Charnow August 06, 2007

High levels of physical activity are independently related to a lower self-reported prevalence of urinary incontinence in a community-dwelling population aged 70 years and older, a Japanese study showed.
 

Stem Cell Injections Ease Incontinence

John Schieszer August 01, 2007

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Endoscopic injections of human umbilical cord blood stem cells may be a safe treatment option for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), according to findings presented here at the American Urological Association annual meeting.
 

OAB in Men: A Diagnostic Challenge

Nelly Edmondson Gupta July 01, 2007

Overactive bladder (OAB) is usually associated with women, but it afflicts nearly one out of every eight American men. Its symptoms can also be confused with those of BPH, resulting in unneeded surgery.
 

Vaginal Tape Works With or Without Sphincter Deficiency

Jody A. Charnow July 01, 2007

Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) is similarly effective for treating stress urinary incontinence in women with and without intrinsic sphincter deficiency, a South Korean study found.
 
 
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