Incontinence refers to involuntary leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem. A large meta–analysis reported an estimated prevalence of urinary incontinence of 30% in women aged 30 to 60 years, with approximately half of the cases attributed to SUI It is twice more common in women than in men. Pregnancy, delivery and menopause are risk factors for the development of incontinence. ) Women with urinary incontinence have significantly the poor quality of life than their continent counterparts.
Studies reveal that about 50% of women with incontinence have sexual dysfunction. Often they have psychological morbidity, particularly depression. Mechanism of continence: During bladder filling and urine storage, the bladder accommodates increasing volumes of urine from the upper urinary tract, with no significant increase in intravesical pressure. During the filling phase, bladder…
