Urinary incontinence or bladder leakage occurs when urine (pee) comes out of your bladder when you do not want it to (involuntarily). It is more common in women for the following reasons: ...

Bladder leakage, also known as urinary incontinence, is a common but often misunderstood condition that refers to the unintentional leakage of urine. About 25 million people in the United States have ...

If you are one of the 30% to 50% of women experiencing urinary incontinence, new research suggests that it could turn into a bigger health issue. "Often, symptoms from urinary incontinence are ignored ...

Urinary incontinence is a common and often distressing issue, particularly among adults over 60. Although it’s not an inevitable part of ageing, the likelihood of experiencing incontinence does ...

It is an embarrassment that many women choose to ignore, but incontinence is a widespread disorder that may affect one in four women and perhaps as many as one-third of older women in their lifetime, ...

Fecal incontinence results when the pressure in the rectum exceeds anal sphincter pressure. Coughing or lifting can transiently increase intra-abdominal pressure and result in stool leakage if the ...

Few patients will dare to mention that they involuntarily leak urine. Yet recent studies reveal that more than 50 percent of women between the ages of 20 and 80 years experience incontinence. So what ...

Researchers have identified a promising alternative material for treating the condition of stress urinary incontinence. A team of scientists and clinicians from the University of Sheffield (led by ...

Use of an app-based digital therapeutic significantly reduces urinary incontinence episodes when added to usual care in women with stress, urge, or mixed urinary incontinence, according to results of ...

MÖLNDAL, Sweden, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellspect HealthCare, a global provider of continence care solutions, today announced the U.S. launch of the innovative Surity™ Female External Catheter, ...

Passive incontinence – refers to the involuntary discharge of stool or gas without awareness; Urge incontinence – refers to the discharge of fecal matter in spite of active attempts to retain bowel ...