منابع مشابه
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...
متن کاملDiagnosis and management of female urinary incontinence.
Urinary incontinence affects an estimated 13 million Americans of which 85% are women. It is an embarrassing and lifestyle limiting condition for which effective treatment is available. Health care providers should be alert to the signs and symptoms of UI and pursue its etiology. Those patients who fail medical therapy, in whom the etiology for the incontinence is unclear, or those patients wit...
متن کاملDiagnosis and management of female urinary incontinence in general practice.
In response to an invitation sent to women who had complained previously of regular incontinence, 65 women with regular incontinence were seen by their general practitioner. A diagnosis was made using a personally administered questionnaire and appropriate examination. Patients were placed in one of three diagnostic/management categories--stress, urge or stress/urge incontinence--and were given...
متن کاملFemale 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...
متن کاملFemale 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...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2279-1655,1391-7536
DOI: 10.4038/sljog.v33i3.4024