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My Personal Female Pelvic Health blog

by Matthew Karlovsky M.D.
Posted: Sat., September 20, 2008, 05:00 pm
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Topics: Bladder Conditions, Kidneys and Urinary System, bladder control, neurostimulator, overactive bladder, pelvic prolapse, slings, stress incontinence
     

I maintain a blog on female urological issues at:
www.femaleurologyaz.blogspot.com

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Bladder Control a.k.a Urinary Incontinence

by Matthew Karlovsky M.D.
Posted: Sat., September 20, 2008, 04:56 pm
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Topics: Bladder Conditions, Kidneys and Urinary System, bladder control, incontinence, neurostimulator, overactive bladder, slings
     

There are two basic types of urinary incontinence issues that begin to occur in women in their 30s and older- stress incontinence and urge incontinence.

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a result of a weak urethral sphincter. This usually occurs after childbirth, menopause or hysterectomy. Urine will leak out during "stress" manuevers such as exercise, laughing, coughing sneezing, and sex. It can be minor or severe.
     
     
     
     
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Help! My bladder hurts and I have to pee all the time

by icaregirl
Posted: Wed., February 27, 2008, 09:17 pm
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Topics: acupuncture, bladder, burning, burning bladder, chinese medicine, Diagnosis, hurt, interstitial cystitis, neurostimulator, pain, painful bladder, pee, pee journal, uncomfortable, urologist
     
I'm sorry to tell you, but your daughter has interstitial cystitis. Inter what? By the time we could actually say the two words together - we had discovered that we were in for a loooong haul. Generally considered an older lady's disease - my 19 year old daughter had won the lottery without even buying a ticket. How do you get Interstitial Cystitis (IC) and why do you get it? Questions we posed to our general practitioner and to the urologist we were referred to.

     
     
     
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