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    What medications can be used to treat urinary incontinence?

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    I experience urinary incontinence which affects my daily life, especially when I am at work or in meetings. Are there any side effects of medications used to treat my condition?
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    Dr Joseph Jabbour

    Gynaecologist, Gynaecologist - Infertility (IVF) Specialist, Obstetrician

    Dr Joseph Jabbour is a specialist Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist with Monash IVF situated in Sunnybank (Brisbane Southside). Dr Jabbour has had the … View Profile

    The most common types of incontinence affecting women are urge incontinence and stress incontinence.
    Urgency is the sudden and compelling desire to pass urine which is very difficult to control once the urge to urinate arises.
    Stress incontinence refers to the involuntary leakage of urine that occurs with effort, exertion, sneezing, coughing, laughing, or anytime an increase in intraabdominal pressure exceeds urethral sphincter closure mechanisms.
    Mixed incontinence, refers to a combination of these two.

    Medications mainly have a role in the treatment of urge incontinence. Prior to starting on medications, you need to see your doctor to exclude pathology that may be causing these symptoms such as bladder infections or bladder cancer. This requires a urine test. You should be referred to a gynaecologist and a physiotherapist. 

    There are different types of medications to control the urgency. Please consult your GP and/or specialist for further information.

    This is an article on urinary incontinence from my website which I hope is useful to you.

    http://sunnybankwomens.com.au/Blog/Urinary-Incontinence

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