Satisfaction And Failure Rates Of Artificial Urinary Sphincter Similar In Men And Women
Thursday, 02 March 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) device was first described in 1973 and the current AMS 800 introduced in 1983 is the result of the progressive modification of the original basic design.
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A Randomized Trial Assesses Preoperative Biofeedback Assisted Behavioral Training To Decrease Incontinence in Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy
Wednesday, 22 February 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Most men undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer (CaP) are taught pelvic floor exercises in an unstructured fashion by their surgeon in the post-operative setting.
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Surgeon's Experience Important In Urinary Incontinence Operation Success
Thursday, 09 February 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The likelihood that tension-free vaginal tape procedure (TVT), a type of surgery for stress urinary incontinence, will be successful depends largely on how many cases the operative surgeon has performed.
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Hydrophilic-Coated Catheters Shown To Reduce Urethral Microtrauma When Used For Clean Intermittent Catheterization
Wednesday, 11 January 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Since Lapides introduced the concept of clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) as a method of bladder management in patients suffering from neurogenic bladder dysfunction, patients and clinicians have witnessed improved kidney and upper tract status, the lessening of vesicoureteral reflux, and improvement in continence status.
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Vaginal Birth Not Linked To Urinary Incontinence
Thursday, 01 December 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Compared with their nulliparous sisters, women who have given birth vaginally are not at increased risk for urinary incontinence, according to a report in the December issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Extended-Release Oxybutynin Effective For Urge Incontinence
Monday, 21 November 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Extended-release oxybutynin is safe and effective for treating urge urinary incontinence, according to a report in the October issue of The Journal of Urology.
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Biofeedback Effective Treatment For Children With Voiding Dysfunction
Thursday, 17 November 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Biofeedback improves urodynamic parameters in pediatric patients with bladder dysfunction, Turkish researchers report, and can even be helpful for children as young as 5.
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Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Linked To Urinary Incontinence
Wednesday, 09 November 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Within a few months of starting estrogen plus progestin therapy, there is an elevated risk of urge and stress incontinence in postmenopausal women, according to a report in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Transurethral Collagen Injections Improve Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence
Friday, 09 September 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Transurethral collagen injections improve urinary incontinence that follows radical prostatectomy, according to a retrospective study published in the September issue of The Journal of Urology.
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Severe Incontinence Correlates With Higher Risk Of Depression
Thursday, 08 September 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a study published in the September issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology suggest that women with moderate-to-severe urinary incontinence are at increased risk of major depression and should be screened for this condition.
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Results Of Suprapubic Bladder Neck Closure For The Treatment Of The Devastated Outlet Reviewed
Friday, 26 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Patients with intractable urinary incontinence secondary to a functionally or anatomically devastated bladder outlet present with complex and challenging management issues.
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Journalists Recognised for Excellence In Reporting On One Of The Last Medical Taboos
Thursday, 25 August 2005
London, United Kingdom, 25 August 2005 - Three journalists from South Africa, Poland and the United States today received the Embrace Award, a global initiative that recognizes accurate, responsible and sensitive reporting on urinary incontinence (UI).
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Beating Urinary Incontinence Without Surgery
Monday, 22 August 2005
University of Alabama at Birmingham (22 Aug 2005) - Urinary incontinence, or the loss of bladder control, affects one in three women in the United States and costs an estimated $20 billion a year.
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First Of Its Kind Urinary Incontinence Study Reveals Many Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence Symptoms Receive Off-Label Medications Or None At All
Friday, 12 August 2005
INDIANAPOLIS and INGELHEIM, Germany - August 11 2005 - The landmark PURE (Prospective Urinary Incontinence REsearch) study data at baseline, presented today at IUGA (International Urogynecological Association), show that many women with symptoms of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are receiving off-label medications or no pharmaceutical treatment at all.1
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Postmenopausal Women Have A High Incidence of Urinary Incontinence
Monday, 11 July 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of postmenopausal women have had a recent episode or more of incontinence, according to a study published in the July issue of Diabetes Care, and the severity of symptoms increases with a history of diabetes.
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Urinary Incontinence (UI) 
