If you're among the millions of women suffering from interstitial cystitis, a bladder disorder characterized by intense discomfort, you may have struggled for years to find the right treatment. For ...

Bladder issues rarely announce themselves with drama. They begin quietly, a little urgency, a weaker stream, discomfort that shows up at inconvenient times, until they start shaping daily routines.

If frequent bathroom trips disrupt your life, you are not alone. Women's health expert Kirtly Jones, MD, talks to urogynecologist Whitney Hendrickson, MD, about the complexities of overactive bladder ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Postmenopausal women who take estrogen for years are more likely to experience incontinence than those on the hormone for a shorter time or not at all, a new study finds.

Urinary incontinence is an awkward thing to talk about. It’s an even more awkward thing to live with. To prevent an accident, women who suffer from it stop doing things they love, such as running or ...

Urinary incontinence can strike at different points in your life, but it tends to be more common as you get older. Now, new research has found that the condition may be managed by doing regular yoga ...

You may find you often get up in the middle of the night to pee. Or, perhaps you notice your urine color is a “strong” yellow or maybe it’s a completely different color, like green. Or, like some ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Spouses who provide pleasant distractions can take their partners' minds off an exhausting and excruciating bladder condition, a new study finds. "Our data suggest that ...

More than half of female nursing home residents have bladder control problems even though only a fraction are diagnosed with incontinence, a new report has found. An analysis of the 1999 National ...

How do we sense the need to urinate? The basic urge is surprisingly complex and can go awry as we age. By Emily Underwood / Knowable Magazine Published Jun 10, 2024 8:00 AM EDT This article was ...