Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common condition with a recognized negative impact on the female quality of life (QOL). It is a health burden and it negatively impacts social, psychological, ...

CLEVELAND — According to the American Cancer Society, more than 82,000 people will be diagnosed with bladder cancer this year. Less than twenty thousand will be women. Bladder cancer is typically a ...

Provider training on female reproductive organ-sparing and nerve-sparing radical cystectomy needs to improve, according to investigators. Investigators have identified important gaps in urological ...

A pelvic floor disorder affects the function of the pelvic muscles and organs. It can include symptoms such as bulging organs (prolapse) and urinary leakage (incontinence). A person’s risk of pelvic ...

Women contemplating pregnancy are rarely warned by their OB-GYNs that having a baby can wreak havoc “down there,” but it does. Incontinence can have a negative effect on a woman's physical, ...

Urinary incontinence in women is common, with almost 50 percent of adult women experiencing leakage at least occasionally. Genetic or heritable factors are known to contribute to half of all cases, ...

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: ...

They found that over 71% of these women lacked knowledge about urinary incontinence, and 48% lacked knowledge about pelvic organ prolapse. After adjusting for age, race, household income, and ...