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In the largest and most rigorous U.S. trial comparing two traditional operations for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women, a team of urologists and urogynecologists supported by the National ...

The best thing Amanda Klarsfeld ever did about her incontinence was start talking about it.Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images Last October, I got out of bed to use the bathroom in the middle of the ...

"Our findings provide a health economics angle on how we can optimize pelvic organ prolapse surgery by addressing coexisting hidden stress incontinence in women with prolapse." — Tsung Mou, MD Many ...

For women with frequent urine leakage, a newer and simpler "sling" surgery works as well as the standard version, according to a new clinical trial. The study involved women with stress urinary ...

An estimated 15 million women in the U.S. deal with stress urinary incontinence, an accidental leak of urine after pressure on the bladder from movement, a cough or a sneeze. A new procedure being ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Single-incision mini-slings were noninferior to midurethral slings, which have been the surgical treatment of ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Urinary incontinence is the term for a loss of bladder control. In ...

"I would run. I would exercise. I would put my hands in warm water. It would cause me to dribble," said Michele Baran about her bladder leakage problem. The 63-year-old already had tried bladder sling ...

Study findings highlight the role of urodynamic studies in diagnosing problems after mesh removal. Mesh removal frequently results in bladder problems warranting careful investigation, researchers ...