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, ...

Weinstein is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard Medical School. Pulliam is an assistant professor in the Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, ...

In some older women, the gynecologic examination needs to be approached in a conservative manner, keeping it as minimally invasive as possible. Consider performing a digital examination rather than a ...

For millions of women, urine leakage is a daily struggle quietly endured behind closed doors. Often dismissed as an unavoidable consequence of childbirth, aging, or menopause, urinary incontinence ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Generally, the term urinary incontinence refers to a person's loss of the ability to control his or her bladder. Though the ...

New research published in BJU International indicates that women with urinary incontinence often have other chronic conditions. The findings have important implications for prevention and treatment.

May is Women’s Health Month, and the Urology Care Foundation (UCF), the official foundation of the American Urological ...

Urinary retention is a well-known complication of incontinence surgery, but the incidence depends on the definition of retention. Catheterization beyond 1 week is necessary in only 4—8% of patients ...