Urinary Incontinence

What causes stress and urge incontinence?

An anatomical (structural) cause is the most common reason for stress incontinence whereas urge incontinence suggests that the bladder muscle is contracting excessively (detrusor instability) at an inappropriate time. This is also called an unstable bladder. These causes and effects are by no means mutually exclusive: A woman presenting with symptoms of stress incontinence may prove to have detrusor instability and urge incontinence could be related to inadequate support to the bladder outlet.

Related Medical Abstracts - Click on the paper title:-

Risk of urinary incontinence after childbirth: a 10-year prospective cohort study. (2006-01) Predictors of urinary incontinence in a prospective cohort of postmenopausal women. (2006-02)
Risk factors for urinary incontinence among middle-aged women. (2006-03)The definition, prevalence, and risk factors for stress urinary incontinence. (2004-01)Urinary incontinence after vaginal delivery or cesarean section. (2003-01)Obstetric risk factors for stress urinary incontinence: a population-based study. (2000-01)
Is there an irritable bladder in the irritable bowel syndrome? (1997-01)

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Q 29. 1  How is urine produced?
Q 29. 2  What is cystitis?
Q 29. 3  How prevalent is cystitis?
Q 29. 4  What is honeymoon cystitis?
Q 29. 5  What are frequency and nocturia?
Q 29. 6  How prevalent are frequency and nocturia?
Q 29. 7  What is urinary incontinence?
Q 29. 8  What is stress incontinence of urine?
Q 29. 9  What is urgency, urge incontinence and the urge syndrome?
Q 29. 10 What causes stress and urge incontinence?
Q 29. 11 What is dribbling incontinence?
Q 29. 12 How prevalent is urinary incontinence?
Q 29. 13 What is the urethral syndrome?
Q 29. 14 How can I record my bladder problems and monitor the effects of treatment?
Q 29. 15 What simple measures are available to reduce urinary incontinence?
Q 29. 16 What are pelvic floor exercises?
Q 29. 17 How successful are pelvic floor exercises?
Q 29. 18 What is bladder training?
Q 29. 19 How effective is bladder training?
Q 29. 20 Are there any alternatives to bladder training for urgency symptoms?
Q 29. 21 If simple measures do not suffice, what else is available for the treatment of urinary stress incontinence?
Q 29. 22 What are urodynamic studies?
Q 29. 23 Where can I obtain further information about bladder problems?
Q 29. 24 Support Groups.

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Answers to FAQs on women's health, patient information and medical advice by David A Viniker MD FRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (Gynecologist - OBGYN), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London