Diagnostics
Urinary stress incontinence
urinary stress incontinence
Urinary incontinence is defined as any involuntary leakage of urine that causes discomfort. There are several types of urinary incontinence:
- Stress urinary incontinence: leaks occur during exercise (sports activities, coughing, laughing, sneezing, walking, changing position).
- Mixed urinary incontinence: it combines leakage with exertion and leakage by urgent female urinary incontinence.
What is the cause of urinary stress incontinence?
It is the consequence:
- A weakness of the perineal muscles (perineum: part of the body closing down the pelvis and crossed by the termination of the urinary tract, genitals and digestive) responsible for supporting the bladder and urethra.
- Pregnancies and deliveries and later, tobacco, menopause and overweight.
- A sphincter weakness of the urethra (muscle responsible for sealing the bladder).