Myths and Facts About Your Bladder

Sources Medically Reviewed on 10/14/2020 Reviewed by Nazia Q Bandukwala, DO on October 14, 2020
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SOURCES:
Brant A. Inman, MD, assistant professor of surgery, Duke University Medical Center.
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse: "Bladder Control: What Men Need to Know," "Urinary Incontinence in Women," "What I Need to Know About Bladder Control for Women."
Tomas L. Griebling, MD, University of Kansas.
J. Stephen Jones, MD, chairman, Cleveland Clinic Department of Regional Urology.
Amy E. Krambeck, MD, Mayo Clinic.
Reviewed by Nazia Q Bandukwala, DO on October 14, 2020
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