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Men: Don’t Let Incontinence Slow You Down

From surgical side effects to overactive bladder, there are several causes of male urinary incontinence. Fortunately, several treatment options can help relieve it. Incontinence occurs when your...

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Urinary Leakage Is Not a Normal Part of Aging (Video)

One in three women can involuntarily leak urine. This is not normal, and it’s not a normal part of aging. The good news is that this problem can be treated. Recently, new medical guidelines published...

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Botox Can Offer Women Help for Painful Sex

Widely known for treating wrinkles, onabotulinum toxinA injections are proving useful for another purpose: helping women who struggle with painful sex. The drug, more commonly known as Botox®, works by...

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Why Is It Hard for Some Women to Empty Their Bladders?

Q: Why is it hard for some women to empty their bladders? A: Two problems are usually responsible for a woman’s sensation that she can’t empty her bladder, or void, completely. One is past...

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Undergoing Prostate Cancer Treatment? Here’s How to Best Manage Possible Side...

Whether you undergo surgery or radiation to treat your prostate cancer, chances are you’ll contend with urinary and sexual side effects afterward. Both radical prostatectomy and radiation treatments...

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What Your Bladder Is Trying to Tell You About Your Health

How your bladder functions every day can tell you a lot about your overall health. How often you urinate during the day and during the night, the color of your urine and whether you can hold it all...

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Are You Thinking About Adult Diapers for Urinary Incontinence?

Are you considering using undergarments for incontinence? If bladder leakage is affecting your quality of life, adult diapers can help you take control. But it’s a very personal decision, involving...

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What to Do If Your Overactive Bladder Medication Isn’t Working

If your doctor has prescribed medication for your overactive bladder, chances are good that you’ve either already stopped taking it or you will soon. As many as 78% of the patients who start these...

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Men Ask: “Why Am I Peeing So Much?”

A quick trip to the bathroom is a small inconvenience when you have to get out of bed in the middle of the night. But if you’re taking bathroom breaks regularly throughout the day, and still find...

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What Is a Prostate Massage and Are There Benefits?

Massage therapy is an excellent way to ease pain and stress. But can your prostate benefit from massage, too?   According to urologist Petar Bajic, MD, prostate massage, sometimes called prostatic...

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Why You Pee When You Sneeze and How To Stop It

Does a tickle in your nose lead to a dribble down below? Peeing when you sneeze can feel embarrassing, even if no one else notices. And when you first start experiencing this phenomenon, it’s...

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How Kegels Can Help After Prostate Surgery 

Your prostate lives in your pelvic floor, a region that’s densely populated with different kinds of muscles, tissues and reproductive organs. When you have prostate surgery or a prostatectomy to have...

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Bladder Training: Tips and Techniques To Regain Control

Bladders are funny things. Often described as being like a balloon, able to expand and contract as needed, your bladder is designed to hold your pee (urine) until you make the decision to let it go....

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