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Incontinence & Overactive Bladder Health Center

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Incontinence is not inevitable with age. It is treatable and often curable at all ages. If you experience incontinence, it may help you to remember that loss of bladder control can be treated.

What Is Incontinence In Women?

Topic Overview

What is urinary incontinence in women?

What Happens

Urinary incontinence in women may be temporary or long-term.

Adult Incontinence: How Common Is it?

Causes

Cause

Stress incontinence and urge incontinence are the most common types of urinary incontinence in women.

Are You at Risk?

What Increases Your Risk

Sometimes, several factors may combine to cause urinary incontinence.

Menopause & Incontinence
Related Web Site: Diabetes & Bladder Control

Because diabetes can damage nerves that control bladder function, it can be a factor in incontinence. This link takes you to an outside site.

Prevention

Prevention

There are some ways to reduce your risk of developing incontinence.