Afraid to Cough or Sneeze?
Visit a Urogynecologist to get back in control! BY MICHAEL M. FIEGEN, MD, FACOG Sanford Clinic Urogynecology & Female Pelvic Medicine
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ne out of three women suffer from urinary incontinence — often struggling in silence with the social and emotional anxiety it can cause. The good news is you do not need to deal with pelvic pressure or loss of urine because treatments are available. It’s never too late to meet with a urogynecologist to accurately diagnose pelvic disorders causing incontinence and begin treatments that could change your life!
Types of urinary incontinence There are several types of incontinence, each with its own symptoms. If you are experiencing these symptoms, talk to your physician. Many of these disorders can be treated through noninvasive procedures right in the urogynecologist’s office. … 4USFTT JODPOUJOFODF When pressure on the bladder causes urine to leak out. Symptoms of stress incontinence include a urine leak when a woman coughs, sneezes, exercises, lifts something heavy or gets up from a bed or chair.
Â… 6SHF JODPOUJOFODF Many refer to this as an “overactive bladder.â€? Women with this problem may feel a strong urge to urinate, leading to leakage. Women may experience several symptoms including the need to go to the bathroom often during the day, needing to go to the bathroom two or more times at night, urinating in small amounts or having an accident if she doesn’t get to the bathroom right away. Â… 0WFSÂżPX JODPOUJOFODF Women with overflow incontinence have a bladder that doesn’t empty properly and becomes very full, causing leakage. These women may feel as if their bladder is never completely empty. Other symptoms include urinating only a little each time, having a weak urine stream, experiencing an inability to urinate or the having the need to get up often at night to go to the bathroom. Â… .JYFE JODPOUJOFODF This occurs when symptoms of both stress and urge incontinence are present.
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