(Reuters Health) - Nearly half of women over age 50 report bladder leakage and many say it's a major problem for them, according to a new U.S. survey. Of the more than 1,000 women ages 50 to 80 who ...
Most women suffer from a common medical condition — but it's long been kept on the down-low. In medical terms, the condition is called stress urinary incontinence (SUI), otherwise known as leaky ...
If you're among the millions of women suffering from interstitial cystitis, a bladder disorder characterized by intense discomfort, you may have struggled for years to find the right treatment. For ...
Female veterans suffering from urinary incontinence received effective relief using a smartphone app called MyHealtheBladder, researchers said in a new study. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Having ...
PORTAGE -- Three years ago surgery helped put an end to a leaky bladder that Anne "Angie" Miller had lived with for five decades. But it was a second surgery using the lining of a pig's intestine that ...
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: ...
Perfect for postpartum recovery, menopause-related incontinence, or general pelvic weakness, Pelvic Floor Strong is designed with your comfort in mind. It features instructional modules, posture ...
Urodynamics plus comprehensive clinical assessment (CCA) showed no superiority over CCA alone in treating women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms. CCA for female incontinence offered equally ...
Kathy Kates ran sexual reproductive health programs at a community health center in Brighton, Massachusetts, before being diagnosed with breast cancer. Once in remission, the vaginal pain came. During ...
As levels of binge drinking in the UK rise, doctors report three cases of bladder rupture in women who attended hospital with lower abdominal pain. In all these cases, diuresis (increased discharge of ...
Smoking rates have dropped over the last several years, but they now seem to be stuck at about 20 percent for the nation. And nearly as many women now smoke as men, according to the Centers for ...