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Bladder and Urinary Tract Directory
Learn more about the bladder and the urinary tract functions as well as potential diseases and infections that can cause harm. Find news, articles, topic overviews and anatomy pages on the bladder and the urinary tract.
Medical Reference
What Are the Symptoms of Bladder Cancer?
If you had bladder cancer, would you know the symptoms? WebMD explains the signs that indicate you might have this rare condition.
What Is Bladder Cancer?
Bladder cancer happens when cells inside the organ grow out of control. Fortunately, it’s rare. WebMD explains what it is and what factors put you at risk.
How Do I Know If I Have a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)? What’s the Treatment?
Get information about the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections from the experts at WebMD.
Preventing Urinary Tract Infections
WebMD's guide to preventing urinary tract infections.
Features
Best Ways to Lower Your Chance of Getting a UTI
Want to lower your chance of getting a urinary tract infection? Here are five lifestyle changes and two doctor-prescribed methods that can help.
Sex, Exercise, and Stress Incontinence
Workouts and romance may trigger accidental urinary incontinence, but stress incontinence treatments can bring relief.
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Slideshows & Images
Urinary Incontinence in Women
Urinary incontinence, or loss of bladder control, is a frustrating problem for more than 13 million Americans, most of them women. Here's a look into the symptoms, causes, and treatments of stress incontinence, urge incontinence, and overactive bladder (OAB) in women.
The Bladder (Human Anatomy): Function, Picture, Location, Definition
WebMD's Bladder Anatomy Page provides a detailed image and definition of the bladder and describes its function, location in the body, and conditions that affect the bladder.
The Kidneys: Picture, Function, Conditions, Tests, Treatments
See a detailed image and learn about what the kidneys do. Get a list of conditions that affect them, tests on them, and treatments for them.
Slideshow: Myths and Facts About Your Bladder
The truth about a small bladder, night bathroom trips, aging, body weight, and other factors related to urinary incontinence are explored with pictures. WebMD helps you sort myth from fact.