What percentage of women have urge incontinence? What types of exams are used to determine this problem?

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What percentage of women have urge incontinence? What types of exams are used to determine this problem?

Answer 1

I'm not sure of percentages but i would guess its a lot, ive had a test at hospital to determine whether i had stress incontinence very similar to urge, the only difference is urge is were you have to go to the toilet really quickly and only pass a little urine, stress is were you cough or sneeze and dribble a little but both are caused through muscle weakness, my test consisted off tubes being inserted into the bladder through the v****a,and also a probe up the back passage that's measured muscle reaction, i was then attached to a machine which pumps water into the bladder, not painful at all just uncomfortable, i was then asked to hold it in until i felt i needed to go to the toilet, there was a special loo to sit on that had no bottom to it, only a special sensor and a bucket to catch the water, the sensor measures how fast the flow was which gives the indication of how good or bad your muscle control is, of course after having huge baby's mine wasn't too clever, i had stress incontinence, i was given special cones that were inserted into the v****a, these were made so the walls of the birth canal gripped onto these causing pelvic floor without having to do anything, these were my life saver,I'm now back too health and so much better, hope this has helped you understand this procedure.