Our goals were to investigate urinary incontinence type and characteristics, and to explore the affecting factors on I-QOL among women living in Jeju. Data were collected via surveys administered by visiting nurses: Incontinence types were as follows: stress urinary incontinence, 25.2%; urge incontinence, 29.3%; mixed urinary type, 45.5%. In the stepwise multiple regression analysis, present UI...

Purpose. The objective was to evaluate the usefulness of transperineal ultrasound in the assessment of the urethral length and urethral lumen by 3D/4D transperineal sonography to discriminate between female patients with subtypes of urinary incontinence. Methods. A total of 150 female patients underwent an examination because of urinary incontinence. 41 patients were diagnosed with urgency urin...

BACKGROUND About one-third of women have urinary incontinence and up to one-tenth have faecal incontinence after childbirth. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is commonly recommended during pregnancy and after birth for both prevention and treatment of incontinence.This is an update of a review previously published in 2012. OBJECTIVES To determine the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle tr...

The evolution of the artificial urinary sphincter has affected the current surgical options for urinary incontinence. With its unique features, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) has been an attractive option for the treatment of urinary incontinence regardless of gender. The current paper discusses the indications, contraindications, types of devices, surgical approaches, outcomes, and com...

OBJECTIVE This study was carried out to evaluate the impact of coital incontinence on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in women with lower urinary tract symptoms. METHODS A total of 180 women with sexual activity were evaluated. To obtain HRQOL assessments, patients were asked to fill out the Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36) q...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize recent population-based literature on the prevalence and consequences of urinary incontinence and overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in women and describe our present knowledge regarding known risk factors. RECENT FINDINGS The prevalence of urinary incontinence in women ranged from 5 to 69%, with most studies reporting a prevalence of any urinary incontinence in ...

Radical prostatectomy (RP) is a recognized treatment method of organ-confined prostate cancer. Among post-surgery complications, urinary incontinence is a major one. The aim of this study was to determine the incontinence rate after RP and to analyze factors that might affect it. Between March 2007 and December 2008, 132 RP's were performed at Warsaw Cancer Center. A questionnaire to assess the...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study is to determine the incidence and the risk factors of the urinary incontinence in women visiting the Health Family Center. METHODS 430 women, who visited three Family Health Centers in the city center of Erzurum for any reason between 25 November and 20 January 2016, were included in this study without any sampling. The data were collected by using the f...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To gain an in-depth understanding of women's experiences of performing pelvic floor muscle exercises for urinary incontinence and the impact on their sexuality. BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence is not a life-threatening disorder; however, it has been shown to have detrimental effects on quality of life in terms of psychological, social and sexual dysfunction. Pelvic floor m...

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of urinary incontinence in Chinese women after undergoing Caesarean section and its possible risk factors. Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted in the postnatal wards of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, a tertiary hospital in Hong Kong. All Chinese women, with no history of vaginal delivery, who delivered by Caesarean section in our unit from March ...