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Urinary incontinence treatable, beatable
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Every day, an estimated 13 million women will experience urinary
incontinence. Some plan their shopping trips and nights out around
locations of restrooms. Others will leak urine when they sneeze or
laugh.
The truth about urinary incontinence is that it is not a normal
part of aging. It is a disorder that is treatable and often is
curable. But it wasn't until the mid-'90s that discussing and
treating incontinence became popular.
Incontinence is defined by the National Kidney and Urologic
Diseases Information Center as "the loss of bladder control,
accidental leakage of urine." Incontinence is ...
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Urinary Incontinence in Women.
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Managing acute and chronic urinary incontinence. (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Urinary Incontinence in Adults Guideline Update Panel)
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Selected Guidelines. (Featured CME Topic: Urinary Incontinence).(Brief Article)
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Urinary incontinence. (Editorial).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
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Urinary incontinence among female soldiers
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Urinary incontinence in the elderly: pharmacologic therapies. (Practical Therapeutics)
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Urinary Incontinence in Women: Evaluation and Management.
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ACOG bulletin on urinary incontinence. (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
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