PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Up to a third of all women suffer from it, but few talk openly about it. Stress incontinence causes embarrassment, isolation, and limits on activities. However, there are ...

Discover expert tips to protect and strengthen your pelvic floor so you can stay active, confident, and free from discomfort—no matter your age or fitness level.

PHILADELPHIA -- It's a common condition that's often stigmatized - stress urinary incontinence. Many women hesitate at even mention it to their doctor. However, there are effective solutions. It can ...

Women suffering from urinary incontinence can benefit from pelvic floor muscle training, commonly known as Kegel exercises, according to a new review of studies. A supervised regimen of Kegel ...

Legel exercises have been around since 1948. They are named for the gynecologist who described them, Arnold Kegel. Their purpose is to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor or diaphragm that ...

That equals or exceeds the effectiveness of many incontinence meds FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of women struggle with the discomfort and stress of urinary incontinence, and ...

Support local journalism. An unlimited digital subscription to floridatoday.com is just $1 for 6 months. Click here and subscribe today. A sudden urge to use the restroom can be quite distressing. But ...

If you’ve ever carried a backup pair of underwear, kept a change of clothes at your office, or declined an invitation to a party because you were worried about your tendency to pee a bit when you didn ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who exercise and strengthen their pelvic muscles are less likely to have problems with urine leakage in their third trimester, a new clinical trials finds.

A bladder lift, also known as bladder suspension surgery or colposuspension, is used to help treat stress incontinence (leakage). A bladder lift involves cutting into the abdomen, lifting the neck of ...

Urinary incontinence, or a loss of bladder control, affects up to one-third of women in the U.S. And women are twice as likely to experience urinary incontinence as men — partly because pregnancy, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: This is kind of embarrassing, but, for a while, I’ve been leaking urine. Can something be done to fix this incontinence problem? ANSWER: You don’t have to live with this issue. The ...