- Do you lose urine when coughing, sneezing, laughing or any other effort you make?
- Do you have the sudden urgency to go to the bathroom to empty the bladder, and you may not be able to get to the bathroom in time, leading to the descent of urine beforehand?
- Do you have frequent waking up at night to empty your bladder?
If you have any of these problems, you have urinary incontinence or lack of bladder control.
Studies indicate that about 25% of women suffer from some of these problems, and unfortunately, the number of those who consult specialists are few. This is due to several reasons, the most important of which are: modesty and shyness of putting up such problems, and the mistaken belief in some women that such things occur as a natural result of aging.
Women suffer from urinary incontinence more than men, and this is due to many reasons, including recurrent births, menopause and lack of female hormones, as well as the nature of the installation of the lower female urinary system, in addition to some surgical interventions of women.
Women’s urinary incontinence is one of the diseases currently being treated in all cases and the full treatment rate of this problem is more than 90%. Even in cases where it is not fully cured, there can be a clear improvement in the quality of life that may be experienced woman .
Types of urinary incontinence:
There are many types of urinary incontinence, of which two are more than 90% of cases:
Type I Urinary incontinence is called:
It is the lack of control of urine as a result of an effort by women such as laughter, coughing, sneezing, sports and others, which is the most famous types of urinary incontinence, and usually occurs in women who have had children before and may be accompanied by a women’s flap often, and this type often affects Women aged 35-60 years.
Diagnosis of this type depends heavily on the pathology and clinical examination, and there is a special examination called bladder layout helps greatly in diagnosis.
Treatment depends on the correct diagnosis of the situation and depends on the severity of the condition, the treatment ranges from physical therapy and rehabilitation to modern operations. In recent years there has been a significant development in the treatment of this type of urinary incontinence by the cultivation of a tape under the urethra, which prevents the urine from getting off when the woman is hard to cough and sneeze.
This procedure can be performed under half-hour anesthesia, with well-trained physicians. The complications are very small, and the patient can leave the hospital on the same day as the procedure. Success rate exceeds 90% if performed correctly.
As for Type II The most common urinary incontinence is urinary incontinence, which is the lack of control of urine until reaching the bathroom. This is usually a social and psychological problem for women.
This type of urinary incontinence is often the result of the so-called nerve bladder (or bladder pressure), which affects men and women alike, and increases the rate of access as the age of man, as the proportion of women after the age of 60 years exceeds 50% .
Diagnosis of this type is through the pathology, clinical examination and bladder planning in some cases. The treatment is often through medicines, as there are a large number of available drugs, and there are some types of surgery may be conducted in cases of severe intractable disease.
There are many other types of urinary incontinence, and as science progresses, much of it can be treated with proper diagnosis and treatment.
Finally, urinary incontinence is a very common problem for women of all ages, but unfortunately, due to embarrassment, lack of knowledge and awareness, many women hide this problem and live a dismal life for a long time. These problems overcome modesty and see a specialist doctor, where the correct diagnosis and the work of the appropriate medical procedure to solve this chronic problem permanently.
Dr. Rami Governorate