A new survey finds 71% of Americans think urine leaks after childbirth are normal, but experts say there are proven therapies to stop the pain and discomfort.
A small urine leak might prompt a woman to worry she’ll need an uncomfortable and invasive bladder test to treat her incontinence.
But good news -- such bladder pressure tests probably aren’t necessary, according to results from the first randomized clinical trial assessing their effectiveness.
A range of other assessments work just as well as a bladder test in guiding t...
A junk-food lifestyle might contribute to embarrassing little leaks in middle-aged women, a new study suggests.
Women who often munch fast food or packaged eats appear more likely to develop urinary incontinence, researchers recently reported in the journal Women’s Health.
It’s possible to correct a woman’s pelvic prolapse using her own muscle tissue in robot-assisted surgery, a new study demonstrates.
In the procedure, tendon muscle is transferred from the thigh to the uterus or cervix, repairing a pelvic floor that’s become weakened and is allowing organs to press into each other, researchers explained.
An experimental drug appears to help women deal with stress incontinence, clinical trial data show.
The drug, for now dubbed TAS-303, reduced the frequency of leaks related to stress incontinence by about 58%, compared with 47% reduction in a placebo group, trial results show.
Further, about 65% of patients taking TAS-303 had their stress incontinence episodes drop by at least half,...
Roughly a month after having her second child, Nicole Gerardi-Lukens suddenly felt pressure in her pelvis that was so intense it sent her to the hospital.
When doctors told her bladder had prolapsed -- meaning that it had slipped from its normal position and was bulging into the vaginal wall -- she anticipated surgery and a long, difficult recovery with a newborn and 4-year-old at home.
If you're female and you lose bladder control upon exertion -- sneezing, coughing, laughing, lifting something heavy -- you may have stress urinary incontinence.
As many women know, the condition is no joke and it may keep you from doing the things you love.
There are solutions, however, some of them surgical. Here, experts at the Mayo Clinic and NYU Langone Health describe the vari...
Men and women can experience a variety of issues related to problems in what's called the pelvic floor, the network of muscles and ligaments around the pelvis.
Fortunately, strengthening therapy can get these problems under control.
A urologist from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston explains how this works.
"Like physical therapy is helpful for a knee or shoulder injury...
If you struggle with urinary incontinence and worry that diet drinks may make matters worse, new research suggests they may not have a significant effect.
"This study is important in that it may guide clinicians counseling women with urinary incontinence to focus more on behavioral modifications, such as total volume intake, rather than on the type of beverage consumed," said
Weight-loss surgery can have many health benefits, and now a new study suggests that long-term relief from urinary incontinence is one of them.
Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common problem, and obesity is among the risk factors for it: Extra pounds put more pressure on the bladder and the muscles supporting it, which can cause urine to leak.
Menopause is famous for triggering hot flashes and mood swings, but one embarrassing side effect of a woman's drop in estrogen levels is lesser known -- urinary urge incontinence.
Now, a new study suggests that a topical treatment called prasterone, applied via a vaginal suppository, can ease those symptoms.
Urinary incontinence can plague men as they age, but a new study suggests it may be more than just a bothersome condition and might actually be a harbinger of early death.
"This indicates the importance of assessing the general health, risk factors and major
Johnson & Johnson must pay $302 million to the state of California for deceptive marketing of pelvic mesh implants for women, an appeals court ruled on Monday.
However, that is $42 million less than the $344 million originally assessed in 2020.
A new study confirms what many older women already know: Bladder problems in women worsen with age.
The researchers found that postmenopausal women between 45 and 54 years of age are more likely to have overactive bladder syndrome, and that obesity and multiple ...
An overactive bladder isn't just a nuisance and a source of embarrassment. For the elderly, it can also trigger a potentially fatal fall, a Canadian study says.
If you pee a little when you laugh, dance, exercise or sneeze, you may have stress urinary incontinence.
While this can be annoying, it can be treated -- and even some small lifestyle changes can make a big difference, according to the Urology Care Foundation, the official foundation of the American Urological Association.
It might help to lose weight or to stop smoking, which will ...
