What Women Need to Know About Bladder Control
Women experience urinary incontinence twice as often as men, largely due to the structure of the female urinary tract, pregnancy and menopause. Weak bladder muscles or medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease can also impact one’s ability to control urination.
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February 17, 2014Citation:
National Kidney and Urologic Disease Information Clearinghouse, “Urinary Incontinence in Women” National Kidney and Urologic Disease Information Clearinghouse, “What I need to know about Bladder Control for Women” National Institute of Aging, “Urinary Incontinence” Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, “Urinary incontinence among patients with arthritis--a neglected disability.” Courtesy of Yuri Arcurs | Dreamstime Courtesy of Ron Chapple | Dreamstime Courtesy of Valua Vitaly | Dreamstime Courtesy of Nyul | Dreamstime Courtesy of Fabio Formaggio | Dreamstime Courtesy of Edmandarina | Dreamstime Courtesy of Sergey Lavrentev | Dreamstime Courtesy of Martin Fischer | Dreamstime Courtesy of Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime Courtesy of Rido | Dreamstime Courtesy of Petrkurgan | Dreamstime Courtesy of Andres Rodriguez | Dreamstime
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September 24, 2015