The Best Surgery for Urinary Incontinence

Surgery for stress urinary incontinence (leaking that occurs with a cough or sneeze) also improves symptoms of another form of incontinence, called urgency urinary incontinence, in women who have both types, according to new research. The findings, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), challenge current treatment guidelines, which suggest the opposite: that the… Continue reading The Best Surgery for Urinary Incontinence

Men Tolerate Stress Incontinence Years Before Seeking Help

Men who suffer from stress urinary incontinence often endure it for more than two years before asking for medical help, researchers say. And one third of those men put up with it for more than five years. The findings, according to UT Southwestern researchers, indicate the importance of physicians’ checking for the problem. Published in… Continue reading Men Tolerate Stress Incontinence Years Before Seeking Help