What’s new, what’s treatable and why May — Women’s Health Month — is the perfect time to seek care for urinary incontinence.
High-impact moves like running, jumping, volleyball, and jump rope can increase pelvic pressure and worsen overactive bladder (OAB) leaks and urgency. Lower-impact options such as walking, hiking, ...
If frequent bathroom trips disrupt your life, you are not alone. Women's health expert Kirtly Jones, MD, talks to urogynecologist Whitney Hendrickson, MD, about the complexities of overactive bladder ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A groundbreaking device that functions like a pacemaker for the bladder was offering hope to those suffering from overactive bladder, a condition marked by urinary urgency, ...
UAB delivers its first implantable tibial neuromodulation therapy for urge urinary incontinence, expanding durable, minimally ...
Mirabegron reduced incontinence and frequency compared with placebo, maintained long-term safety, and improved outcomes when ...
These everyday bladder habits can feel normal. That doesn't mean they are.
For older women, behavioral therapy (BT) reduces overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms, with greater improvements seen in ...
Overactive bladder (OAB) is typically not painful, but it can cause significant discomfort and a sudden, strong urge to urinate. OAB causes sudden, involuntary contractions of the bladder muscle, ...
SAN FRANCISCO—Patients with overactive bladder (OAB) who respond well to 12 weeks therapy with a percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) device are likely to have sustained improvement at 12 ...