urinary stress incontinence

May 22, 2007 - Researchers have new information on what type of bladder-control surgery may work best for women with urinary stress incontinence.

Some women also suffer from urinary stress incontinence, which means that sometimes they cannot stop urine from leaking out.

Abdominal sacrocolpopexy with Burch Colposuspension to reduce urinary stress incontinence.

Urinary stress incontinence (urine leakage during coughing, sneezing, or exercise, for example) is a common symptom of this condition.

Women with a higher body mass index (BMI) were more likely to report urinary stress incontinence than those of normal weight.

Furthermore, there is some evidence that urinary stress incontinence as a long-term result of damage to the pelvic floor is increased after vaginal birth.

Although urinary stress incontinence can coincide with pelvic-organ prolapse, it may also develop for other reasons and can happen after surgical repair of the prolapse.

Vaginal cones are generally used by women experiencing urinary stress incontinence caused by a pelvic floor weakening, or, for example, following abdominal surgery or childbirth.

The tension-free transvaginal tape(TVT) sling procedure treats urinary stress incontinence by positioning a polypropylene mesh tape underneath the urethra.

Continence is the ability to withhold bowel movements, and urinary stress incontinence (the lack of bladder control due to pelvic floor dysfunction) can result from weak core musculature.

He is most known as the co-developer of the Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz (MMK), a medical procedure for urinary stress incontinence for which he performed over 5000.

Urinary stress incontinence occurs when an activity, such as coughing or sneezing, causes a small amount of urine to leak from the urethra, which is the tube urine passes through.

These exercises are now recommended for women with urinary stress incontinence, some men who have urinary incontinence after prostate surgery, and people who have fecal (stool) incontinence.

A vaginal cone, also known as a vaginal weight, is a medical device specifically designed and shaped to exercise pelvic floor muscles and help restore proper bladder functions in women with urinary stress incontinence.

A progressive resistance vaginal exerciser is the only form of pelvic toning device available on prescription in the UK to women presenting with symptoms of urinary stress incontinence or pelvic floor weakness.

Today pelvic floor exercises are widely held as first-line treatment for urinary stress incontinence and female genital prolapse, with evidence supporting its use from systematic reviews of randomized trials in the Cochrane Library amongst others.

Estrogen and other hormones are given to postmenopausal women in order to prevent osteoporosis as well as treat the symptoms of menopause such as hot flushes, vaginal dryness, urinary stress incontinence, chilly sensations, dizziness, fatigue, irritability, and sweating.

Sling surgery, which uses the patient's tissue to make a sling around the urethra Burch colposuspension, in which doctors attach sutures to a pelvic ligament to support the urethra The study included 655 women scheduled for urinary stress incontinence.