I don’t know about you, but my female friendship group is pretty open. It doesn’t matter how bad or embarrassing, we share everything with each other, from cringe-worthy drunk-dialled conversations ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Urinary incontinence is the term for a loss of bladder control. In ...

If you have urinary incontinence, you don’t necessarily have to resign yourself to wearing pads and carrying extra changes of clothing. Whether you’re experiencing leaking because you were pregnant, ...

Women’s health has a long history of being sidelined—that’s no great secret. Women’s health issues cloaked in embarrassment are uniquely at risk of being overlooked or ignored. Urinary (UI) and fecal ...

Each older adult’s life experience is unique, as is each person’s experience with UI. Effective treatment requires a multifaceted approach that focuses on the level of patient understanding and the ...

Urinary incontinence or bladder leakage occurs when urine (pee) comes out of your bladder when you do not want it to (involuntarily). It is more common in women for the following reasons: ...

Urinary incontinence can be an embarrassing problem many people face. It involves loss of bladder control that can range from occasional leakages when force is applied, such as by coughing or sneezing ...

Urinary incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine. Just having a UI “accident” occasionally may not require ...

After years of worrying that running or sneezing would leave me needing fresh underwear, a quick procedure changed my life ...

The Fourth International Consultation on Incontinence recently redefined the signs, symptoms, urodynamic observations and conditions associated with lower urinary tract symptoms and urodynamic studies ...

First-line treatment for stress incontinence may include lifestyle changes, behavioral therapy, or pelvic floor exercises. Severe cases may require special devices or surgery. Stress incontinence is a ...