https://doi.org/10.4081/uij.2002.53

THE PREVALENCE, IMPACT AND MANAGEMENT OF URINARY INCONTINENCE IN THE FEMALE POPULATION OF THE USA

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2002)
Submitted: 21 June 2010
Accepted: 21 June 2010
Published: 1 July 2010
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Eboo Versi
nadia.moscato@pagepress.org
Ron Corey
Urinary incontinence is estimated to affect up to 30% of women in the USA, although differences in the populations studied and the definition of urinary incontinence have contributed to wide variations in estimates of its prevalence. The number of women with overactive bladder (characterised by symptoms of urinary frequency and urgency with or without urge incontinence) is likely to be even higher. Although bladder symptoms are relatively common and have a significant negative impact on their quality of life, many women fail to seek treatment, believing that their symptoms are a consequence of aging or childbirth. Instead, they may adopt complex coping strategies, such as the use of protective pads. Behavioral techniques, such as Kegel exercises and bladder training are useful first-line treatments for stress and urge incontinence, respectively. In addition, women with urge incontinence as well as symptoms of frequency and urgency may also be treated successfully with an antimuscarinic agent, such as tolterodine (Detrol LA®/Detrusitol SR®). Public education programs to raise awareness about urinary incontinence and its treatment aim to improve communication between physician and patient to ensure that bladder symptoms are recognised and treated appropriately.

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Versi, E., & Corey, R. (2010). THE PREVALENCE, IMPACT AND MANAGEMENT OF URINARY INCONTINENCE IN THE FEMALE POPULATION OF THE USA. Urogynaecologia, 16(2), 53–87. https://doi.org/10.4081/uij.2002.53

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