Current drug treatments for female urinary incontinence

Treatments for urinary incontinence in women.

Pharmacology of the lower urinary tract: basis for current and future treatments of urinary incontinence.

The lower urinary tract constitutes a functional unit controlled by a complex interplay between the central and peripheral nervous systems and local regulatory factors. In the adult, micturition is controlled by a spinobulbospinal reflex, which is under suprapontine control. Several central nervous system transmitters can modulate voiding, as well as, potentially, drugs affecting voiding; for e...

Female urinary incontinence and sexuality

Urinary incontinence is a common problem among women and it is estimated that between 15 and 55% of them complain of lower urinary symptoms. The most prevalent form of urinary incontinence is associated with stress, followed by mixed urinary incontinence and urge urinary incontinence. It is a symptom with several effects on quality of life of women mainly in their social, familiar and sexual do...

Management of female urinary incontinence

Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a common symptom that affects women of all ages with a wide range of severity and nature of symptoms. UI is not a lifethreatening disease, but the symptoms may seriously influence the physical, psychological, and social well being of the affected individuals. With increasing life expectancy and epidemic of obesity there has been a gradual rise in the prevalence of u...

Female urinary incontinence: A review

SA Fam Pract 2007;49(6): 34-39 CPD Article Urinary incontinence affects approximately a quarter of a billion people worldwide. It is associated with high economic costs, psychological morbidity and adverse effects on the quality of life. Despite this, few women seek help for this condition either due to embarrassment and unwillingness to discuss the symptom with their family member or friend or...