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Discussion Guide: Questions to Ask About Overactive Bladder
Read More: Discussion Guide: Questions to Ask About Overactive BladderWe’ve all experienced the uncomfortable feeling of rushing to get to a bathroom. And many of us have laughed so hard that we’ve leaked a little pee — and hopefully the good belly laugh was worth it! But what if you find that you have the sudden and urgent feeling that you need to pee…
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Overactive Bladder Won’t Go Away on Its Own
Read More: Overactive Bladder Won’t Go Away on Its Own+ Infographic text Overactive bladder (OAB) is the frequent and urgent need to pee. At least 4 in 10 women have OAB. More than 1 in 2 women think that symptoms of OAB are normal signs of aging — but they’re not. OAB can be treated, but it won’t go away on its own. Symptoms…
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Overactive Bladder 101
Read More: Overactive Bladder 101It’s hard enough finding time to get together with our girlfriends between family responsibilities, work and (trying to) squeeze in a workout. We shouldn’t let the anxiety of making sure there’s always a bathroom around stop us from finally getting in those much needed laughs. For 33 million U.S. adults — and 4 out of…
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Overactive Bladder Can Affect Your Daily Life
Read More: Overactive Bladder Can Affect Your Daily Life+ Infographic text What is overactive bladder? Overactive bladder occurs when muscles in the bladder start to tighten on their own. When the muscles contract, it creates an urgent need to pee. 4 out of 10 U.S. women have overactive bladder. Symptoms of overactive bladder Sudden need to pee Urgency incontinence (sudden need to…
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Did You Know There Are Different Types of Bladder Leakage?
Read More: Did You Know There Are Different Types of Bladder Leakage?This educational resource was sponsored by Poise, a brand of Kimberly-Clark. Other Kimberly-Clark brands include Depend and Thinx for All Leaks. Poise and Depend are registered trademarks of Kimberly-Clark. Thinx for All Leaks is a trademark of Kimberly-Clark. + Flipbook text Slide 1 Did You Know There Are Different Types of Bladder Leakage? Slide…
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How to Deal with Bladder Leakage During and After Pregnancy
Read More: How to Deal with Bladder Leakage During and After PregnancyThis educational resource was sponsored by Poise, a brand of Kimberly-Clark. Other Kimberly-Clark brands include Depend and Thinx for All Leaks. Medically reviewed by Lauri Romanzi, M.D., MScPH, FACOG, FURPS + Infographic text More than 4 in 10 pregnant people experience bladder leakage (urinary incontinence). Most pregnancy-related bladder leakage will go away within 3-6 months…
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After a Traumatic Vaginal Birth Two Years Ago, I Live with Bladder Leakage
Read More: After a Traumatic Vaginal Birth Two Years Ago, I Live with Bladder LeakageThis educational resource was sponsored by Poise, a brand of Kimberly-Clark. As told to Nicole Audrey Spector I’m small in stature. But you wouldn’t guess that I’m a petite woman if you went only by my sneeze, the sound of which resembles the war cry of a goose. And observers don’t get to hear just…
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After Years of Living with Postpartum Bladder Leakage, I Was Able to Successfully Treat It
Read More: After Years of Living with Postpartum Bladder Leakage, I Was Able to Successfully Treat ItAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector After giving birth, vaginally, to my first child, I experienced bladder leakage. It happens, I was told by my medical team. It would likely go away. And it did. But after the birth (also vaginal) of my second child, the bladder leakage came again. Only this time, it didn’t…
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Bladder Leakage Can Feel Like a Full-Time Job, but I Know I’m Not Alone
Read More: Bladder Leakage Can Feel Like a Full-Time Job, but I Know I’m Not AloneAs told to Jacquelyne Froeber A few years ago, I was at home when I had the urge to pee. I made my way to the bathroom, but about halfway there, I started to go. I picked up the pace but some of the pee didn’t make it into the bowl. I was surprised —…
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Bladder Leakage During Sex
Read More: Bladder Leakage During SexWhat do the following have in common? A) Public speaking in the nude B) Finding a rattlesnake in your underwear drawer C) Being held upside down over a cauldron of lava Answer: Most women would probably say these experiences are less terrifying than telling their partner they’re having bladder leakage during sex. But bladder leakage…
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Menopause and Bladder Leakage
Read More: Menopause and Bladder LeakageThis educational resource was sponsored by Poise, a brand of Kimberly-Clark. Other Kimberly-Clark brands include Depend and Thinx for All Leaks. My friends and I knew the hot flashes were coming for us. And we’d heard the chatter about sleep disturbances and mood swings. Women are now more likely to be openly discussing the menopause…
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FAQs About Bladder Leakage
Read More: FAQs About Bladder LeakageThis educational resource was sponsored by Poise, a brand of Kimberly-Clark. Other Kimberly-Clark brands include Depend and Thinx for All Leaks. Medically reviewed by Lauri Romanzi MD, MScPH, FACOG, FURPS When it comes to bladder leakage, we’ve all got questions. Like, does everyone else avoid trampolines and Will Ferrell movies? Maybe those aren’t your exact…
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Remove the Stigma of SUI
Read More: Remove the Stigma of SUIWe are part of a pivotal moment in history. Women everywhere who have lived their entire lives believing in autonomy and control over their healthcare never could have imagined that the clock would be turned back half a century when it comes to women’s health and reproductive rights. While that fiery debate burns hotter than…
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Read More: Debbie Matenopoulos Talks With A Retiree On What it Means to Have a Bladder that is OveractiveThis post is sponsored by Astellas Pharma US, Inc. It’s that time in our lives where we start noticing the changes that tend to be more common as we age. When it comes to the bladder, these changes can be hard to process since having urine leak can be startling and embarrassing. Television host and…
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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Vaginal Prolapse
Read More: Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Vaginal ProlapseMedically reviewed by Dr. Rashmi Kudesia It’s horrifying to think about, but your insides can sometimes bulge out through your vaginal opening. It’s called vaginal prolapse. And, although many women find it alarming and embarrassing, it’s more common than you probably think. More than one-third of U.S. women have some type of vaginal prolapse at…
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What You Need to Know About Urinary Incontinence
Read More: What You Need to Know About Urinary IncontinenceReviewed by Melissa Nassaney. Urinary incontinence (UI) is often viewed as an unavoidable part of aging, something women must simply learn to tolerate as they get older. In truth, though aging contributes to UI, the condition is not inevitable and is actually quite treatable. UI can be very distressing and unpredictable and have a significant…
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How to Manage Urinary Incontinence in Women
Read More: How to Manage Urinary Incontinence in WomenUrinary incontinence affects millions of women worldwide and 50% of American women. This explains the need for incontinence panties and other alternative solutions. Whereas some women only lose a few urine drops whenever they cough, jump or run, others experience a sudden and strong urge to pass urine prior to actually doing so. Most women go…
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What Every Woman Needs to Know About Her Plumbing “Down There”!
Read More: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Her Plumbing “Down There”!Nobody wants to talk about their plumbing and how it works, especially when it’s broken. These are very private matters about our private parts! However, because I have been married almost 20 years to my husband Dr. Henry Ruiz, reconstructive urologist surgeon, and because I live in the small city of McAllen, all kinds of…
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I Didn’t Let Overactive Bladder Stop Me from Living My Life
Read More: I Didn’t Let Overactive Bladder Stop Me from Living My LifeI remember my overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms starting about three or four years ago. Whenever I would sneeze or cough, I’d urinate a little bit. Then it started to become pretty frequent, which was frustrating, but not yet to the point where it was disrupting my life. Then after a while, my symptoms got a…
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Anyone Can Develop Overactive Bladder
Read More: Anyone Can Develop Overactive BladderMy daughter’s birth 29 years ago was traumatic. The doctor used forceps, which tore part of my vaginal wall muscles. I discovered this a month later, when I went to my new gynecologist (because we had just moved) who told me it was “bruised tissue.” Then, without my permission, he cut it out. I could…
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Living With Incontinence, Without Shame
Read More: Living With Incontinence, Without ShameA few years ago, I packed nine months of pads into a suitcase when I temporarily moved to India, where my brand-new husband had been awarded a Fulbright teaching scholarship. I’d developed urinary incontinence in the fall of 2014, after an emergency appendectomy that summer. I had no idea if I could buy incontinence pads…
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You Are Not Alone Suffering Bladder Leakage
Read More: You Are Not Alone Suffering Bladder LeakageHere’s a fact that might surprise you: Right now, more than 19 million women in the United States alone are living with bladder leakage. That’s a pretty staggering number, and even more so when you consider how rarely you hear women talk about what it’s like to live with this surprisingly common condition. Even more…
