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The best thing Amanda Klarsfeld ever did about her incontinence was start talking about it.Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images Last October, I got out of bed to use the bathroom in the middle of the ...

A single-incision mini-sling worked just as well as the standard midurethral sling in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), a randomized study found. At 15 months, 79.1% of women who received ...

Urinary distress inventory scores improved with either treatment over 6 months. Both onabotulinimtoxinA (BTX) and midurethral sling (MUS) show efficacy over 6 months in treating women with mixed ...

A recent study from the Mayo Clinic researchers has shown that surgery for management of stress urinary incontinence can yield better results than conservative methods such as exercise and urethral ...

Urinary incontinence (UI) manifests in various forms, each with its own set of symptoms and causes. Understanding the different types is essential in selecting the most effective management strategies ...

Urinary incontinence is a prevalent issue that is often overlooked but can affect the quality of life as we age. Whether caused by weakened pelvic muscles, hormonal changes, or underlying health ...

(Reuters Health) - Several different types of mesh implant surgery may be effective for treating bladder leaks, but the long-term safety and effectiveness of the procedures isn't yet clear, a new ...

"Our findings provide a health economics angle on how we can optimize pelvic organ prolapse surgery by addressing coexisting hidden stress incontinence in women with prolapse." — Tsung Mou, MD Many ...

Bladder leaks can be disruptive—and they’re very common. Up to 30 percent of older adults experience incontinence. The problem is more prevalent in women, but the percentage of men with an overactive ...

A bladder lift, also known as bladder suspension surgery or colposuspension, is used to help treat stress incontinence (leakage). A bladder lift involves cutting into the abdomen, lifting the neck of ...