To determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) among elite athletes and to compare prevalences between sexes and across different sports modalities. This was a cross-sectional, observational study conducted in 754 elite athletes (455 women or girls and 299 men or boys).
The prevalence of urinary incontinence and of other lower urinary tract symptoms increases after the menopause and affects between 38 % and 55 % of women aged over 60 years. While urinary incontinence has a profound impact on quality of life, few affected women seek care.
Urethral stricture can occur from urethral meatus to bladder neck. Treatment of urethral stricture include dilatation, endoscopic incision and anastomotic urethroplasty. The aim of this study is to report our experience in the management of different types of urethral strictures.
The Brazilian public health system does not cover pharmacotherapy for urge urinary incontinence (UUI). The aim of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness and budget impact of providing tolterodine, solifenacin, oxybutynin (OXY), darifenacin, and mirabegron for the treatment of UUI in Brazilian public health system.
Little is known about the fall risk of older adults with overactive bladder, especially in the absence of urgency incontinence. We aimed to evaluate the impacts of overactive bladder with and without urgency incontinence (OAB-wet and OAB-dry) on the fall risk in older adults, and to investigate the importance of overactive bladder as a predictor […]
This study was to evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on urinary incontinence (UI) in prenatal and postnatal women. The relevant literatures were searched from Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science until January 20, 2020.
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is prevalent worldwide, particularly among elderly women. Although electroacupuncture (EA) has been accepted by many patients and physicians in Asia, its efficacy for SUI has not been evaluated scientifically and systematically.
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common disease in women. The emergence of the needle-free sling has led to a new clinical treatment for SUI in women. To explore the clinical value of the needleless sling without acupuncture in the treatment of SUI in women.
Little is known about long-term efficacy and tolerance of intra-detrusor injections of abobotulinumtoxinA for management of idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB). We report long-term efficacy and compliance of abobotulinumtoxinA in patients treated for OAB.
To assess real-world treatment profiles, including the time to and reasons for discontinuation or drug switching, treatment reinitiation, and postdiscontinuation follow-up in patients receiving antimuscarinics or ß3-agonists for overactive bladder (OAB) through a retrospective chart review.
