urge incontinence

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urge incontinence - urinary incontinence that is generally attributable to involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of urine; most common in people over 60 years of age

enuresis, urinary incontinence - inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination

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enuresis urinary incontinence			Stress incontinence can occur when someone is coughing or sneezing, while urge incontinence occurs when one feels a sudden strong urge to urinate. Hormone replacement therapy may worsen incontinence in postmenopausal ... by Asian News International Contrastingly, urge incontinence is when men experience such an overpowering need to urinate that they cannot quite make it to a bathroom in time to appropriately release their urine. Understanding and Treating Incontinence by Eddie Amoakuh / Health care industry community The prevalence of urge incontinence in both men and women increases with age (Milsom et al 2001). Urinary incontinence is associated with an increase in falls: a ... by Chiarelli, Pauline E.; Mackenzie, Lynette A.; Osmotherly, Peter G. / Australian Journal of Physiotherapy			ureterocele ureterorenal reflux ureterostenosis urethane urethra Urethral Urethral fever urethral orifice urethral sphincter urethrectomy urethritis urethrocele Urethroplasty urethroscope urethroscopy Urethrotome Urethrotomy uretic Urex Urey Urey Harold Clayton Urfa Urfé Urga urge urge incontinence urge on Urgence urgency urgent urgent mining urgent priority urgently Urger Urginea Urginea maritima urging urheimat Uri Uria Uria aalge Uria lomvia Uriah urial uric uric acid uricaciduria uricosuric uricotelic uridine uridrosis			URFC Urfé Urfé, Honoré d' Urfe, Honored Urfé, Honoréd Urfe, Nicholas URFIST URFL URFM URFS URFSI URFU URG Urga Urga Urga Urgalkin, Aleksei Urgalkin, Aleksei Konstantinovich Urganch URGC urge urge urge urge urge against urge along urge as a reason urge forward urge forward urge in court urge incontinence urge not to urge on urge on urge on Urge Overkill urge persistently urge reasons for urge repeatedly Urge to breathe Urge to breathe Urge to breathe urge to do Urge to Kill Rising urge to take heed urge upon Urge Urinary Incontinence Urge Urinary Incontinence Urge Urinary Incontinence Urge Urinary Incontinence Urge Urinary Incontinence urged urged urged urged on urged on URGEG Urgence Urgences Médicales de Paris Urgench Urgench, Ancient

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