stress incontinence
noun
: involuntary leakage of urine from the bladder accompanying physical activity (such as laughing or coughing) which places increased pressure on the abdomen compare urge incontinence
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This includes the five major types: stress incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, overflow incontinence, and functional continence.
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Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
Mixed incontinence: This is a combination of both urge and stress incontinence.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Over-the-counter medicines are not likely to help stress incontinence after prostate surgery.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 June 2023
This type is different from stress incontinence.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2022
There are two main types of urinary incontinence: stress incontinence and urge incontinence, Suzette Sutherland, MD, director of female urology and associate professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, tells SELF.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 7 Nov. 2022
Sling surgery is the most common surgery for stress incontinence in women.
—Jessica Migala, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2022
Men with stress incontinence can also have sling surgery.
—Jessica Migala, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2022
There are, says Lauren Stewart, MD, assistant professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology and director of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at NYU Langone, two types of incontinence: stress incontinence and urge incontinence.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2022
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Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
Mixed incontinence: This is a combination of both urge and stress incontinence.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Over-the-counter medicines are not likely to help stress incontinence after prostate surgery.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 June 2023
This type is different from stress incontinence.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2022
There are two main types of urinary incontinence: stress incontinence and urge incontinence, Suzette Sutherland, MD, director of female urology and associate professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, tells SELF.
—Erica Sweeney, SELF, 7 Nov. 2022
Sling surgery is the most common surgery for stress incontinence in women.
—Jessica Migala, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2022
Men with stress incontinence can also have sling surgery.
—Jessica Migala, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2022
There are, says Lauren Stewart, MD, assistant professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology and director of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at NYU Langone, two types of incontinence: stress incontinence and urge incontinence.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2022
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stress incontinence
noun
: involuntary leakage of urine from the bladder accompanying physical activity (as in laughing, coughing, sneezing, or physical exercise) which places increased pressure on the abdomen
… stress incontinence, is the loss of a little urine with a cough or a sneeze; as the condition progresses, any movement that increases pressure in the abdomen—such as bending over—may cause leakage.—Women's Health
compare urge incontinence
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