In women, stress urinary incontinence is a common problem that may lead to sexual dysfunction. We review the epidemiological data, the pathophysiology, and the risk factors for these two "closet" disorders, how they are related, how we can get patients to talk about them, and how the treatment of stress urinary incontinence may affect sexual dysfunction.

Urinary incontinence is a disease that limits life activity and occurs more often in women than men. The study aimed to present methods of the diagnosis assessment stress urinary such as interviews, body posture, breathing mechanism, mobility tests, external examination with visual assessment, additional diagnostic tools form tests questionnaires. Modern cooperation doctors physiotherapists all...

BACKGROUND It is important to determine the relative importance of urinary incontinence in terms of its prevalence and how it affects the quality of life of women. AIM To characterize urinary incontinence and factors associated with it in women aged over 30 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS A survey about urinary incontinence and associated factors was answered by 289 women aged 30 to 81 years, a...

This research was conducted to explore the role of general and sexual harassment as predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms. The purposive sample was composed of 300 female healthcare professionals within age range from 20 to 59 years (100 doctors, 100 house-job doctors and 100 certified nurses). The sample was drawn from five different public hospitals of Lahore city. The findings suggeste...

Urinary incontinence occurs with alarming frequency in dogs, particularly in spayed females. Retrospective studies have reported that the incidence of urinary incontinence in dogs following ovariohysterectomy ranges from 13.6% to 20.1%. The significance of urinary incontinence in an indoor pet cannot be underestimated, as the problem can often lead to euthanasia due to repeated house soiling. T...

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...

BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence negatively influences the lives of 25-50% of elderly women, mostly due to feelings of shame and being limited in activities and social interactions. This study explores whether differences exist between types of urinary incontinence (stress, urgency or mixed) and severity of the symptoms, with regard to their effects on generic and condition-specific quality of l...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether urinary incontinence per se and different types of urinary incontinence individually are associated with an increased risk of falls in those aged 70 years and over. To investigate whether the presence of urinary symptoms, poor quality of life and physical limitations in this population with urinary incontinence is associated with falls. DESIGN Study using data f...