Carl Klutke, MD Before surgery, 6% of women tested negative on the cough stress test compared with 98% at 12 months . SAN FRANCISCO—A urethral sling placed via a transobturator approach improves ...

In the largest and most rigorous U.S. trial comparing two traditional operations for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women, a team of urologists and urogynecologists supported by the National ...

For the 1 in 3 women who experience urinary incontinence, treatment often comes in the form of surgery: implanting a device called a midurethral sling. The sling stops uncontrolled urination during ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Two types of ‘sling’ surgeries are popular for treating female urinary ...

(RICHMOND, Va.,)-- About 30 percent of all women suffer from urinary incontinence. Many are too embarrassed to seek help for the problem. But a new solution is making treating the condition easier ...

"Our findings provide a health economics angle on how we can optimize pelvic organ prolapse surgery by addressing coexisting hidden stress incontinence in women with prolapse." — Tsung Mou, MD Many ...

All patients were dry after surgery (P < .0005). No patient complained of stress incontinence. The provocative test was negative in all subjects. Only 2 patients developed voiding problems after ...

If you're female and you lose bladder control upon exertion -- sneezing, coughing, laughing, lifting something heavy -- you may have stress urinary incontinence. As many women know, the condition is ...

Women with stress urinary incontinence reported more satisfaction with long-term outcomes when treated with a tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure than bulking therapy with transurethral ...

Urinary incontinence or bladder leakage occurs when urine (pee) comes out of your bladder when you do not want it to (involuntarily). It is more common in women for the following reasons: ...