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	Urinary incontinence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Urinary incontinence is the involuntary excretion of urine from one's body.
		Stress incontinence is incontinence caused by coughing, laughing, sneezing, exercising or other movements that increase intrabdominal pressure and thus increase pressure on the bladder.
		Between the ages of 5 and 10, incontinence may be the result of a small bladder capacity, long sleeping periods, and underdevelopment of the body's alarms that signal a full or emptying bladder.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urinary_incontinence (3877 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS, Ch. 99, Urinary Incontinence
		Moreover, incontinence often causes the affected person to feel embarrassed, isolated, stigmatized, depressed, and regressed; incontinent elderly persons are often institutionalized, because incontinence is a substantial burden to caregivers.
		Incontinence remains largely a neglected problem despite the fact that it is highly treatable and often curable.
		Incontinence associated with atrophic urethritis is often characterized by urgency and dysuria.
	www.merck.com /mrkshared/mm_geriatrics/sec12/ch99.jsp (4597 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Urinary incontinence
		Incontinence is the inability to control the passage of urine.
		Bowel incontinence, a separate topic, is the inability to control the passage of stool.
		Incontinence may be sudden and temporary, or ongoing and long-term.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/003142.htm (1634 words)

	Urinary Incontinence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Urinary incontinence (UI) is the loss of urine control, or the inability to hold your urine until you can reach a restroom.
		Urinary incontinence may be a temporary condition, resulting from an underlying medical condition.
		Incontinence is not an inevitable result of aging, but is particularly common in older people.
	www.umm.edu /women/incont.htm (534 words)

	Health 24 - Medical - Head 2 Toe
		Stress urinary incontinence is the leakage of urine associated with episodes of increased intra-abdominal pressure such as coughing or sneezing.
		Urinary incontinence affects 8% of females and 3% of males.
		Urinary incontinence affects 5% of the population with 8% of females and 3% of males affected respectively.
	www.health24.com /medical/Head2Toe/777-778-783,12416.asp (2713 words)

	Urinary Incontinence in Women (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Urinary incontinence is an inability to hold your urine until you get to a toilet.
		Urge incontinence can mean that your bladder empties during sleep, after drinking a small amount of water, or when you touch water or hear it running (as when washing dishes or hearing someone else taking a shower).
		Your doctor will physically examine you for signs of medical conditions causing incontinence, such as tumors that block the urinary tract, stool impaction, and poor reflexes or sensations, which may be evidence of a nerve-related cause.
	kidney.niddk.nih.gov /kudiseases/pubs/uiwomen (2325 words)

	Overview: Urinary Incontinence in Adults: Clinical Practice Guideline Update
		Urinary incontinence (UI), or the unintentional loss of urine, is a problem for more than 13 million Americans—85 percent of them women.
		Although about half of the elderly have episodes of incontinence, bladder problems are not a natural consequence of aging, and they are not exclusively a problem of the elderly.
		But even though urinary incontinence can be improved in 8 out of 10 cases, fewer than half of those with bladder problems ever discuss the condition with their health care professional.
	www.ahrq.gov /clinic/uiovervw.htm (920 words)

	Urinary Incontinence
		Incontinence is considered a symptom of a condition and not a disease itself.
		Overflow incontinence is caused by the bladder when it does not empty correctly and the amount of urine overwhelms the capacity of the bladder.
		Incontinence from surgery such as hysterectomies, caesarean section, prostatectomies (surgery to treat prostate cancer), lower intestinal surgery or rectal surgery is often temporary.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/dc/caz/kidn/uinc/uinc_gen_ovw.jsp (613 words)

	Urinary Incontinence
		Urinary incontinence is common with half of women experiencing at least occasional problems and 10% of women reporting regular episodes of involuntary loss of urine.
		Intense urge to void accompanied with urinary incontinence associated with involuntary contractions or spasms of the bladder.
		While urge incontinence can often be treated with medicine and physical therapy, stress urinary incontinence may require surgery to correct.
	www.ewebbmd.com /inchome.htm (195 words)

	Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly
		Caregivers of the homebound elderly report that approximately 53% are incontinent, with urinary incontinence ranking as one of the 10 leading diagnoses for homebound individuals.
		Also, urinary incontinence is a leading cause of institutionalization among the elderly, with at least 50% of nursing facility admissions listing a diagnosis of incontinence.
		Stress incontinence is caused by the inability of the internal urethral sphincter to remain closed in response to increased intra-abdominal pressures such as those that occur with coughing or sneezing.
	www.ascp.com /publications/tcp/1997/aug/elderly.html (1325 words)

	Urinary Incontinence
		stress incontinence - the most common type of incontinence that involves the leakage of urine during exercise, coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting heavy objects, or other body movements that put pressure on the bladder.
		The symptoms of urinary incontinence may resemble other conditions or medical problems.
		For people with urinary incontinence, it is important to consult a physician for a complete physical examination that focuses on the urinary and nervous systems, reproductive organs, and urine samples.
	www.healthsystem.virginia.edu /uvahealth/adult_men/urinary.cfm (579 words)

	Urinary incontinence
		Urinary incontinence is unintentional loss of urine that is sufficient enough in frequency and amount to cause physical and/or emotional distress in the person experiencing it.
		Urinary incontinence may be diagnosed by a general practitioner, urologist, or gynecologist.
		Behavior modification is a psychological approach to the treatment of urinary incontinence in which patients gradually increase the length of the time interval between voidings and "retrain" the bladder in other ways.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/urinary_incontinence.jsp (2129 words)

	eMedicine - Urinary Incontinence : Article by Pilar Guerrero, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Incontinence may be chronic and progressive, a manifestation of an underlying disease, or transient, such as that seen with a bladder infection or after childbirth.
		Overflow incontinence (detrusor underactivity or false) is loss of urine due to chronic urinary retention or secondary to a flaccid bladder.
		Urinary incontinence is transient in approximately one third of elderly patients in the community and one half of those who are hospitalized.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic791.htm (3770 words)

	Epidemiology and management of female urinary incontinence
		Female urinary incontinence (UI) is a condition with severe economic and psychosocial impact.
		The percentage of stress incontinence thereby increased from 51% to 77%, while mixed incontinence was reduced from 39% to 11%.
		Of the 153 incontinent women willing to participate, 150 were interviewed, 118 named a GP whom they considered to be their personal doctor, and 104 gave us permission to collect supplementary information from their medical records.
	www.uib.no /isf/people/synop.htm (2159 words)

	Urinary incontinence
		In a study of 408 women who came to an incontinence clinic for initial assessment, only six had clinically significant residual urine; the authors concluded that a PVR test is unnecessary in primary assessment of women with UI.
		A rectocele does not cause urinary incontinence; however, stool can collect in the rectocele and might need to be evacuated manually or by placing a finger in the vagina or on the perineum to provide resistance while defecating.
		Urinary incontinence is a common health problem that seriously affects patients’ lives.
	www.cfpc.ca /cfp/2003/May/vol49-may-cme-1.asp (4538 words)

	Urinary Incontinence: Embarrasing but Treatable -- familydoctor.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Urinary incontinence means that you can't always control when you urinate.
		Stress incontinence is when urine leaks because of sudden pressure on your lower stomach muscles, such as when you cough, laugh, lift something or exercise.
		Urge incontinence is most common in the elderly and may be a sign of an infection in the kidneys or bladder.
	familydoctor.org /189.xml (861 words)

	Urinary Incontinence - Age Page - Health Information
		Incontinence occurs if the bladder muscles contract or the muscles surrounding the urethra relax without warning.
		Stress incontinence happens when urine leaks during exercise, coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting heavy objects, or other body movements that put pressure on the bladder.
		Sometimes surgery can improve or cure incontinence if it is caused by a problem such as a change in the position of the bladder or blockage due to an enlarged prostate.
	www.niapublications.org /agepages/urinary.asp (1178 words)

	Urinary Incontinence
		In reality, urinary incontinence is usually one of easiest problems to solve so it is crucial that veterinary assistance be sought before an owner’s patience is completely worn and before any permanent decisions about the pet’s future become topical.
		This is a common cause of urinary incontinence in young adult female dogs and geriatric cats.
		If a bladder infection is the cause of incontinence, most patients show improvement in their incontinence and comfort after only a few doses of antibiotics (but it is still important to finish the entire course so as to avoid recurrence).
	www.marvistavet.com /html/body_urinary_incontinence.html (1129 words)

	The American Geriatrics Society - Education - Urinary Incontinence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Urinary incontinence, or leaking urine, involves unwanted or unplanned loss of urine, sufficient enough to cause social, cleanliness, or personal problems.
		Urinary incontinence is not a part of the normal aging process.
		Stress incontinence happens when there is a sudden increase in pressure (stress) in your stomach caused by laughing, coughing, sneezing, exercising, or lifting something heavy.
	www.americangeriatrics.org /education/forum/urinary.shtml (797 words)

	Answers to FAQs and Articles about Female Urinary Problems and Incontinence from Woman's Diagnostic Cyber
		Surgery is still the mainstay for stress urinary incontinence and bladder retraining and medical therapy the mainstay for urge incontinence.
		Since you have symptoms of stress urinary incontinence, it is very likely that you have a dropping of the bladder neck.
		The only test needed to diagnose stress urinary incontinence is to cough and see urine leak from the urethra, Your doctor usually does this during a pelvic exam.
	www.wdxcyber.com /mincont.htm (3132 words)

	Urinary Incontinence - Urologychannel
		Urinary control relies on the finely coordinated activities of the smooth muscle tissue of the urethra and bladder, skeletal muscle, voluntary inhibition, and the autonomic nervous system.
		Of the several types of urinary incontinence, stress, urge, and mixed incontinence account for more than 90% of cases.
		Overflow incontinence is more common in people with disorders that affect the nerve supply originating in the upper portion of the spinal cord and older men with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).
	www.urologychannel.com /incontinence (263 words)

	Treatment of female urinary incontinence
		Jolleys J. Prevalence of urinary symptoms in women and their management in general practice, with particular reference to incontinence.
		Urinary incontinence in women: its prevalence and its management in a health promotion clinic.
		Stress urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women treated with oral estrogen (estriol) and an alpha adrenoceptor stimulating agent (phenylpropanolamine).
	www.uib.no /isf/people/inkter.htm (2631 words)

	Urinary Incontinence -- Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Incontinence can often be temporary, and it always caused by an underlying medical condition.
		Incontinence occurs if your bladder muscles suddenly contract (or squeeze) or if the muscles around the urethra suddenly relax.
		Stress incontinence is the most common form of incontinence in women.
	www.4woman.gov /faq/urinary.htm (2453 words)

	Urinary Incontinence - Urology: health and medical information about Urological Disorders
		Urinary incontinence (UI) is the unintentional loss of urine.
		Although UI can be improved in 8 out of 10 cases, fewer than half of those with bladder problems ever discuss the condition with their health care professional.
		Other factors that contribute to bladder incontinence include decreased mobility or impaired thinking (such as forgetfulness, confusion, or senility), particularly in combination with drugs such as sedatives, sleeping pills, and alcohol.
	www.medicinenet.com /urinary_incontinence/article.htm (373 words)

	WebMD Incontinence Health Center - Information on urinary incontinence and treatment options
		Urinary incontinence affects 13 million Americans, young and old, male and female.
		A woman's stretch marks may mean she is more likely to develop pelvic prolapse, a new study shows.
		Women with urinary incontinence are more likely than other women to be depressed, a new study shows.
	www.webmd.com /diseases_and_conditions/incontinence.htm (175 words)

	Urinary Incontinence in Dogs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sometimes the history is so strongly supportive of incontinence that we go right to exploring the possible causes of it first - neurologic and hormonal disorders being the most common causes of incontinence in dogs.
		It makes some sense that coughing might exacerbate a problem with incontinence but one is young for the problem and it would be a good idea to have the cough checked out if it continues, anyway.
		If incontinence is the problem it is usually possible to treat it with estrogens or phenylpropanolamine, so your vet should be able to help out.
	www.vetinfo.com /dincont.html (4411 words)

	Urinary incontinence - MayoClinic.com
		The loss of bladder control — known as urinary incontinence — is an all too common, often embarrassing and frustrating problem for millions of people.
		Although common, urinary incontinence isn't necessarily a normal part of aging or, in women, an inevitable consequence of childbirth or changes after menopause.
		Even if the condition can't be completely eliminated, modern products and ways of managing urinary incontinence can ease your discomfort and inconvenience.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/urinary-incontinence/DS00404 (280 words)

	Urinary Incontinence
		More Incontinence and Overactive Bladder Symptoms and Treatment Topics
		It is the most common type of incontinence and can almost always be cured.
		This information is not to be taken as medical or other health advice pertaining to your specific health and medical condition.
	www.incontinence.realage.com /content.aspx/topic/5 (98 words)

	Urinary Incontinence
		Incontinence is not a normal part of aging
		Indicated for incontinence not due to stress or urge
		This is one page of 8 in this chapter, 144 in this book, and 4701 in the Family Practice Notebook.
	www.fpnotebook.com /URO31.htm (143 words)

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