Background Urinary incontinence is a very common and debilitating problem affecting about
50% of women at some point in their lives. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a …

This paper examines or current state of knowledge of the epidemiology of urinary
incontinence. The population studied was community-dwelling non-institutionalized …

Objective To determine the prevalence of chronic and debilitating symptoms of the
overactive bladder, defined here as the presence of chronic frequency, urgency and urge …

Background Urinary incontinence is a common and potentially debilitating problem. Open
retropubic colposuspension is a surgical treatment which involves lifting the tissues near the …

OBJECTIVES: To update the cost of urinary incontinence (UI) for year 2000 and compare it
with the cost of overactive bladder (OAB). METHODS: Using the cost-of-illness framework …

The lack of standardized terminology in pelvic floor disorders (pelvic organ prolapse, urinary
incontinence, and fecal incontinence) is a major obstacle to performing and interpreting …

Background Stress urinary incontinence constitutes a significant health and economic
burden to society. Traditional suburethral slings are one of the surgical operations used to …

Purpose: Amitriptyline is frequently used to treat patients with interstitial cystitis/painful
bladder syndrome. The evidence to support this practice is derived mainly from a small …

Objective: We compared the efficacy of bladder training, pelvic muscle exercise with
biofeedback-assisted instruction, and combination therapy, on urinary incontinence in …

Aims The committee was charged with the responsibility of reviewing and evaluating all
published data relating to surgical treatment of male urinary incontinence since the previous …