Women Continence Care UK
What to know about urinary continence in women Urinary continence care is a medical term used to describe the damage caused by a urine accident. It kills more than 25 million adults in the United States each year and can be both serious and temporary. (1) Urinary continence affects twice as many women as men and becomes more common with your age. (2) In this article, we will explore what you need to know about the urinary imbalance in women. Due to urinary imbalance Many health professionals believe that urinary continence affects more women, due in part to pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause. (2) All of these life events alter a woman's hormones, exert more pressure on the body, and have a direct effect on the urinary tract. With hormonal fluctuations and extra stress, a woman's pelvic floor muscles are more likely to weaken or deteriorate. Urinary continence is not something that happens with your age, although it is more common in older women. Urinary Continence Care is ca...