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  1. OAB Questions For and From Your Doctor

    If your daily schedule is dictated by frequent and sudden urinary urges that leave you scrambling for the nearest bathroom, and you haven't already been to see your doctor -- it's time to make an appointment to get your overactive bladder treated. Whether you see a primary care doctor, internal medi

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  2. OAB: Sleep Deprivation and Emotional Effects

    Overactive bladder isn't something that comes up in the course of everyday conversation. In fact, most women are reluctant to discuss their bladder issues with anyone -- even their best friend. Who wants to proclaim, "I'm always running to the bathroom, and sometimes I just don't make it"? Because o

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  3. Traveling With Overactive Bladder

    The thought of traveling to an exotic destination might sound enticing, but not when you know you'll be taking your overactive bladder along with you. Just the thought of frantically searching for a bathroom in an unfamiliar city can fill you with dread. When the urge to urinate strikes suddenly --

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  4. OAB: How it Affects Sex and Intimacy

    Overactive bladder (OAB) takes its toll on many aspects of your life, including your interpersonal relationships. For many of the estimated 30 million Americans who live with OAB -- especially women -- sex can be excruciatingly painful, not to mention tinged with the fear of leakage and/or odor. Reg

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  5. New Treatments for Overactive Bladder

    When you live with overactive bladder (OAB), your overwhelming worry becomes, "Where is the nearest bathroom?" You never know when you'll feel the sudden urge to urinate -- the hallmark of urge incontinence. And every time you cough, sneeze, laugh, or lift your groceries, there's a good chance you'l

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  6. OAB: When You Have an Accident

    An overactive bladder (OAB) doesn't have to keep you close to home. Whether your OAB symptoms are caused by age, medical issues, pregnancy, or disability, there are steps you can take to prevent accidents or to manage them discreetly when they do happen. Coping with accidents is much easier if you u

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  7. At Work With Incontinence

    Staff meetings, client lunches, customer calls. In your workday, incontinence can be unsettling. You're taking lots of breaks -- even during big client meetings. You're away from your desk every time your boss comes by. You reach the office flustered one morning -- the dark stain on your clothes all

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  8. Tips for Coping Day to Day With Urinary Incontinence

    Like it or not, urinary incontinence is a fact of life for many people. It can happen as we get older, and for women during pregnancy or after birth, even as the result of a persistent cough. What can you do to take control? For answers, WebMD went to the American Urological Association and Craig Co

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  9. The Emotional Toll of Female Incontinence

    The family dinner was going well -- until a condition known as female incontinence got in the way.  The middle-aged woman has urge incontinence, sometimes called overactive bladder (OAB). As the name suggests, when the urge to go to the bathroom comes on, it often can't be controlled.  She leaked ur

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  10. Sex, Exercise, and Stress Incontinence

    Stress incontinence has an annoying way of showing up at the most inopportune times. You're jogging along, feeling great -- and then you realize your running shorts are damp with urine. Later that night, during a romantic rendezvous with your partner, a trickle of urine appears again, definitely spo

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