BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence is a highly prevalent condition in aging women that results in significant morbidity. Less than half of women who suffer from urinary incontinence seek treatment, resulting in a significant proportion of clinically relevant urinary incontinence remaining undiagnosed. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to quantify the prevalence of urinary incontinence in un...

The decline of estrogen production after menopause is contributing factor to urinary incontinence (UI), and particularly stress urinary incontinence (SUI). We determined the preventive effects of herbal extract mixture (HEM) on UI in ovariectomized Sprague Dawley rats. Female 9-weeks old rats were ovariectomized and treated with HEM (2.2, 11, or 55 mg/kg/day) for 8 weeks. The index of urinary b...

BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence in women is a common problem that adversely affects quality of life. PURPOSE To synthesize evidence of management of urinary incontinence in women. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library. STUDY SELECTION 96 randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) and 3 systematic reviews published in English from 1990 through May 2007. DATA EXTRACTION Using s...

objective: the aims of this study were to determine the frequency of urinary and fecal incontinence and their determinants in pre-menopausal and menopausal women in iran. materials and methods: this one-year cross-sectional study was performed on 304 women aged 40-55 who were admitted to women's clinic at imam khomeini hospital. symptoms of urinary, gas, and fecal incontinence and pelvic organs...

Aim: The aim of this study is to describe the meaning of urinary incontinence in female geriatric population who experience urinary incontinence. Materials and methods: The study was conducted with 11 volunteer women chosen by using criterion sampling method among patients who were aged 65 and over and who applied to the Urogynecology unit in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Istan...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the quality of life in women with urinary incontinence (categorised by urodynamic findings). DESIGN Prospective cohort study on patients. SETTING Urogynaecology unit of a university teaching hospital in Hong Kong. PATIENTS. Female patients presenting to our clinic from July 2008 to December 2009 and having their urinary incontinence categorised by urodynamic study. ...

Outcome evaluation of a multidisciplinary community-based continence service for Australian women, Women and Health. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitiv...

Symptoms of sexual dysfunction are defined as a departure from normal sensations and/or function experienced by a woman during sexual activity. The diagnosis of urinary incontinence and/or pelvic organ prolapse along with their treatments can have a psychological impact. Surgical procedures may help resolve the symptoms of the diagnosis however can contribute to worsening sexual dysfunction. Th...

Canine hypospadias is a rare condition that can occur in male and female dogs. Affected animals may present signs of urinary incontinence, recurrent urinary tract infections, periurethral dermatitis or can remain asymptomatic. Periurethral hypospadias in a 14-week-old mongrel dog and its surgical repair are addressed.

AIM To gain insight into the impact of urinary incontinence on the daily lives of Moroccan and Turkish women and their preferences for treatment. DESIGN OF STUDY A qualitative analysis of data from semi-structured in depth interviews with 30 Moroccan and Turkish migrant women with urinary incontinence. SETTING Six general practices with large numbers of immigrant families in four cities in ...