Urinary Incontinence (Stress)

Sign/Symptoms
Urinary Control Loss (Incontinence) Urinary Incontinence

Drugs

Our Records are Incomplete for Drugs

Treatments
Surgery Colposuspension Lifestyle Changes Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Fluid Restriction Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Weight Reduction Strongly in Favour High Evidence Medical Therapy Colposuspension Weakly in Favour Low Evidence

Attributes

Our Records are Incomplete for Condition Attributes

Further Tests
Urine Specific Gravity (SG) Urine Specific Gravity (SG) (Increased)

Alternative Treatment Efficacy According to GRADE* Ranking:

Biofeedback:

Grade of Evidence: low grade of evidence

Recommendation: strong (Studies have shown that Biofeedback can help regain urinary control, especially if lost after surgery)

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

Hagen S, Stark D, Maher C, Adams E (2006). "Conservative management of pelvic organ prolapse in women". Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)

	Subak LL, Whitcomb E, Shen H, Saxton J, Vittinghoff E, Brown JS. Weight loss: a novel and effective treatment for urinary incontinence. J. Urol. 2005 Jul ;174(1):190-195.

	Choi H, Palmer MH, Park J. Meta-analysis of pelvic floor muscle training: randomized controlled trials in incontinent women. Nurs Res. 2007 Aug ;56(4):226-234.

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