This article is to discuss urinary Incontinence regarding its definition, known causes and types ..
• Many Females suffer from urinary incontinence provoked by the stress of laughing, sneezing or coughing, this is due to gynecological disorders.
• Retention with overflow leads to incontinence .
• Urgency may also lead to incontinence (urge incontinence).
N.B: Some patients have urge and stress incontinence at the same time.
- Spinal cord trauma or compression.
- Multiple sclerosis.
- Pelvic floor damage during childbirth in females.
- Benign Prostatic hypertrophy and carcinoma in males .
What is meant by urinary incontinence ?
• It is defined as inability of the urinary bladder to retain urine.• Many Females suffer from urinary incontinence provoked by the stress of laughing, sneezing or coughing, this is due to gynecological disorders.
• Retention with overflow leads to incontinence .
• Urgency may also lead to incontinence (urge incontinence).
N.B: Some patients have urge and stress incontinence at the same time.
Causes of urinary incontinence
- Incoordination of bladder sphincter function in old age .- Spinal cord trauma or compression.
- Multiple sclerosis.
- Pelvic floor damage during childbirth in females.
- Benign Prostatic hypertrophy and carcinoma in males .