There are three main types of stress incontinence surgery: injections, urethral sling, or colposuspension. These procedures can support the urethra and tighten the bladder neck, which may reduce urine ...

Nearly 1 in 2 women over the age of 50 deal with the indignities of urinary incontinence, but experts say no one has to suffer in silence. Frequently considered an inevitable problem of aging, most ...

In animal models, autologous myoblasts and fibroblasts have been used to reconstruct the urethral complex: myoblasts to regenerate the rhabdosphincter and fibroblasts to treat the atrophy of the ...

Bulkamid® Urethral Bulking System is indicated for urethral injection for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD) in adult women who have SUI or ...

Stress urinary incontinence – bladder leaks that occur when people cough, sneeze, laugh or exercise – affects 1 in 3 women at some point in their lives. And though it is less common among men, it can ...

You laugh at your best friend's joke—and feel a little leak. You sneeze in the grocery store and freeze. You skip the ...

Urethral sounding is a medical procedure and sexual practice where a thin, smooth object is inserted into your urethra. Your urethra is the hollow tube that allows pee to leave your body. Sounding is ...

Some are also reluctant to see a doctor out of embarrassment, even when their social life is affected by symptoms such as sudden urine leakage or accidental leakage when laughing, coughing or sneezing ...