Millions of Americans suffer from symptoms of urinary incontinence, the inability to control urination. Many people have symptoms of both stress incontinence and urge incontinence. This combination is ...

When you have urinary incontinence, your bladder isn’t holding or releasing urine the way it should. This means you often leak urine by accident. This happens because: Your brain doesn’t signal your ...

Incontinence refers to uncontrollable urine leakage. Up to a third of Americans have trouble controlling the urge to go, especially as they get older. If you’re experiencing symptoms of incontinence, ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Incontinence, or urine leakage, is a common issue, affecting up to 11 percent of men.* Although not life-threatening, incontinence can cause stress, embarrassment, loss of intimacy, and social ...

Urinary incontinence is common in women due to hormonal and physical changes caused by reproduction. Home treatment, medications, and certain procedures or surgery may improve symptoms or stop leaks.

Women without stress urinary incontinence undergoing vaginal surgery for pelvic-organ prolapse are at risk for postoperative urinary incontinence. A midurethral sling may be placed at the time of ...

A literature review was performed on the topic of urinary incontinence during physical activity and sports. This paper reviews the prevalence, risk factors, pathophysiology and treatment modalities of ...

A urinary tract infection (UTI) can cause a variety of symptoms, including temporary urinary incontinence. This can occur due to a UTI causing the bladder to become swollen and irritated. UTIs are ...