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Female Health Associates of N. Texas on Urinary Incontinence

Urinary Incontinence – Are You Ready to Reclaim Control?

Jeff Hantes, MD, Female Health Associates of N. Texas, SENIOR Magazine

If bladder control problems are keeping you from enjoying your life, you are not alone. This problem afflicts approximately 13 million adults in the United States with 85% of them being women. Pregnancy and childbirth, menopause, and the structure of the female urinary tract account for this difference. […]

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Senior Select Home Care talks urinary incontinence – LIVING WELL Magazine

Urinary Incontinence: Let’s Talk
By Jeannine Thompson BSN RN CWOCN, Senior Select Home Care, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine
Of the 13 million Americans who have experienced urinary incontinence (UI), about 55% are over the age of 60. Women are three times more likely to experience incontinence than men. Each year about $18 billion is spent on disposable incontinent products, hospital stays, office visits and incontinence-related care. […]

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Centennial Medical Center on Not Letting Urinary Incontinence Delay Your Summer Travel Plans–LIVING WELL Magazine

Making Summer Travel Plans?: Don’t Let Urinary Incontinence Delay You

Aimee Nguyen, MD, Centennial Medical Center

More than 25 million American adults experience loss of
bladder control, but they often don’t have to. For some seniors, this
involuntary release of urine can significantly affect their quality of life.
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Murphy Overconfident Underwear on Post-Void Dribbling – LIVING WELL Magazine

Post-Void Dribbling
Courtesy Murphy Overconfident Underwear, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)
Post-void dribbling is “the phenomenon where urine remaining in the urethra after voiding the bladder slowly leaks out after urination. A common and usually benign complaint, it may be a symptom of urethral diverticula or prostatitis.” […]