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How To Control An Overactive Bladder
By ADMIN on August 2, 2010
The words 'overactive bladder' are not a favorite among many women. Excessive urination is something most people don't really want to talk about. But if you're struggling with the problem of frequent urination, there are things you can do to help the situation. Here are four tips that may help to solve your problem.
Incontinence in Men
By ADMIN on July 30, 2010
Involuntary leakage of urine is known as urinary incontinence. It may occur at all ages and affect both the sexes. Nocturnal enuresis, better known as bedwetting, is more common in boys than girls are, since bladder control in girls is achieved earlier than boys. In grown-ups, incontinence affects both men and women, with women being more likely candidates owing to the effects of pregnancy and childbirth. Incontinence in men generally is the result of prostate gland problems. Most of us think that incontinence is normally associated with aging, but that is not true.
Urinary incontinence in women – study shows the connection of mental disorders
By angkan on July 30, 2010
Incontinence is often seen as a woman was because it can be quite common in women, particularly those who have been through the child's birth of the strain. But now it seems to be women, another factor contributing to bladder problems and is in psychiatric trauma and mental illness.
Causes and Implications of Frequent Urination
By ADMIN on July 28, 2010
Frequent urination is considered to be certain classic signs of urinary tract infection (UTI). It also means needing to urinate more often than usual. It often indicates an underlying medical condition. It may indicate bladder infection symptoms, urinary incontinence and other overactive bladder problems.
Here’s What You Should Know About An Overactive Bladder
By ADMIN on July 28, 2010
You may think you're the only person in the world who's dealing with an irritable bladder. But guess what? You're not the only one. Urinary urgency and urine leakage is a problem for one in six people over forty. Take heart, because you're definitely not alone.
Learning how to deal with this challenging problem is easier when you know the facts.
Nerve Stimulation Helps Control Overactive Bladder in Kids
By ADMIN on July 28, 2010
WEDNESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- Parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PTENS) appears effective for treating overactive bladder in children, according to research published in the August issue of The Journal of Urology.
Patricia Lordelo, of the Bahiana School of Medicine in Salvador, Brazil, and colleagues randomized 25 girls and 12 boys (average age, 7.6 years) to 20 sessions of PTENS or sham treatment three times weekly to evaluate the effectiveness of the former in treating overactive bladder in the pediatric population.
Types of Urinary Incontinence Causes, Treatment
By ADMIN on July 27, 2010
Failure in contraction of voluntary muscles of urinary bladder resulting in continuous urine flowing out of bladder is called as urinary incontinence. In easy terms urinary incontinence is loss of bladder control. Aged adults are more sufferers from urinary incontinence. Some adults also experience urinary Incontinence rarely.
Stress urinary incontinence and Urge incontinence are the two main types of urinary incontinence. Leaking of urine and uncontrolled wetting of clothes is the main symptom of incontinent bladder. Incontinent bladder has become a embarrassing problem in most of old ages.
Bladder Problems In Women – A New Connection To Sexual Trauma
By ADMIN on July 26, 2010
Incontinence is often times considered a woman's condition because it can be fairly common in women particularly those who have been through the rigors of child birth. But now there appears to be another contributing factor to bladder problems in women and that is psychiatric trauma and mental disorders.
A study conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center compared 121 female veterans with lower urinary tract symptoms to a control group of nearly 1300 other women. The doctors evaluated the vets' medical history and also looked at their history of medical disorders and sexual trauma and the results were surprising.
http://articles.worldprofit.com/2010/07/26/bladder-control-problems-treatments-causes-and-symptoms/
By ADMIN on July 26, 2010
If you or someone you know is affected by loss of bladder control, you are not alone. Urinary incontinence affects 30 to 50% of women; although the rates go up with age, incontinence among young women is quite ordinary. This situation affects men and women, although it is nearly twice as ordinary in women. The prevalence of urinary incontinence does increase with age, but it is not considered usual at any age. Doctors should routinely question women over age 65 about bladder evils, counting overactive bladder.
