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  2. Athletic incontinence - Wikipedia

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    Unlike stress incontinence, which is defined as the loss of small amounts of urine associated with sneezing, laughing or exercising, athletic incontinence occurs exclusively during exercise. [1] Athletic incontinence is generally thought to be the result of decreased structural support of the pelvic floor due to increased abdominal pressure ...

  3. Vaginal introital laxity - Wikipedia

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    However, the association between this type of prolapse and vaginal introital laxity is still unclear due to the lack of related data. [2] POP includes (a) the falling out of vagina, bladder and other genito-pelvic structures, (b) vaginal tissue bulging into and through the introitus, or (c) the prolapse of rectal tissues into the vaginal area. [8]

  4. Enuresis - Wikipedia

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    Nocturnal enuresis usually presents with voiding of urine during sleep in a child for whom it is difficult to wake. [7] [8] It may be accompanied by bladder dysfunction during the day which is termed non-mono symptomatic enuresis. [9] Day time enuresis, also known as urinary incontinence, may also be accompanied by bladder dysfunction.

  5. Pessary - Wikipedia

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    It occurs during activities that increase the amount of pressure on the bladder such as coughing, sneezing, laughing, and exercising. [8] The pressure causes opening of the sphincter muscles which usually help prevent urine leakage. Stress urinary incontinence is a common medical problem especially in women as about 1 in 3 women are affected by ...

  6. Urinary incontinence - Wikipedia

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    Urinary incontinence (UI), also known as involuntary urination, is any uncontrolled leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem, which may have a large impact on quality of life. [1] Urinary incontinence is common in older women and has been identified as an important issue in geriatric health care.

  7. Stress incontinence - Wikipedia

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    In women, pregnancy, childbirth, obesity, and menopause often contribute to stress incontinence by causing weakness to the pelvic floor or damaging the urethral sphincter, leading to its inadequate closure, and hence the leakage of urine. [3] [4] [5] Stress incontinence can worsen during the week before the menstrual period. At that time ...

  8. Prelabor rupture of membranes - Wikipedia

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    Urinary incontinence: leakage of small amounts of urine is common in the last part of pregnancy; Normal vaginal secretions of pregnancy; Increased sweat or moisture around the perineum; Increased cervical discharge: this can happen when there is a genital tract infection; Semen; Douching

  9. Underactive bladder - Wikipedia

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    Without diagnostic evaluation, the cause of underactive bladder is unclear, as there are multiple possible causes. UAB symptoms can accurately reflect impaired bladder emptying due either to DU or obstruction (normal or large storage volumes, elevated post-void residual volume), or can result from a sense of incomplete emptying of a hypersensitive bladder (small storage volumes, normal or ...