Treatment Options
Treatment options for urinary incontinence depend on the type of incontinence as outlined below.
Stress incontinence is urine loss during physical activity that increases abdominal pressure (e.g., coughing, sneezing, laughing). Treatment options include:
- Injectables
- Nonsurgical treatments
- Medications
- Surgical treatments
Urge incontinence is urine loss with urgent need to void and involuntary bladder contraction (also called detrusor instability). Treatment options include:
- Nonsurgical treatments
- Medications
- Surgical treatments
Overflow incontinence is constant dribbling of urine; bladder never completely empties. Treatment options include:
- Medications
- Intermittent Self-Catheterization
Physician-developed and -monitored.
Original Date of Publication: 10 Jun 1998
Reviewed by: Stanley J. Swierzewski, III, M.D.
Last Reviewed: 04 Dec 2007
Incontinence, Treatment of Urinary Incontinence reprinted with permission from urologychannel.com
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