Urinary Incontinence

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• 0:00Two main types
• 0:25Stress incontinence
• 0:49Urge incontinence

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1. 0:00Two main types

   Urinary incontinence can be characterized by two main types. There is stress urinary incontinence and urge urinary incontinence, and the causes of these problems really depend on the patient's age and other medical problems. In short, stress urinary incontinence refers to the loss of urine when someone has put pressure on the pelvic floor, such as with coughing, sneezing, or jumping.

2. 0:25Stress incontinence

   We often see this in women after a few vaginal deliveries because of the pelvic floor trauma that occurs during a vaginal delivery. But stress incontinence can be helped with techniques such as Kegel exercises, pelvic floor physical therapy, and sometimes surgical therapies. Vaginal estrogen can sometimes help strengthen the pelvic floor and also help contribute to remedying this problem.

3. 0:49Urge incontinence

   Urge incontinence refers to bladder spasms, which lead to women having a little bit of urine loss or a lot of urine loss as they have the urge and the thought to use the restroom. These can be managed through bladder retraining, medications, and again, sometimes with vaginal estrogen. Give us a call at Westside Women's Health. We can help get you on the right path to treating either or both of these conditions.