NEW FEATURE! Get even more information on incontinence and related issues with our regular roundup of incontinence related news items, stories, and articles from around the web:
- Vaginal Delivery increases incontinence risk for up to 20 years
Compared with women who deliver via cesarean, women who deliver vaginally are 67% more likely to experience urinary incontinence (UI) up to 20 years after the birth and are almost 3 times or 275% as likely to be incontinent for more than 10 years, according to the findings of a Swedish study.
- Hollywood, NFL stars don incontinence briefs as part of Depends’ “Great American Try-On”
Celebrities, including actress Lisa Rinna and pro football stars Clay Matthews, DeMarcus Ware and Wes Welker, donned new Depend Real Fit and Silhouette briefs as part of the brand’s “Great American Try-On”, showing that modern incontinence briefs can be worn under any clothing and with any level of activity. Rinna wore hers under an evening gown on the red carpet and the football players wore them running drills in football pants.
- Overactive Bladder Drug Risks Highlighted
Mirabegron, an investigational drug for overactive bladder, is effective at reducing symptoms of urinary incontinence but has worrisome cardiovascular side effects and may be harmful to the liver, according to FDA staff reviewers. The agency’s Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee will meet to discuss whether mirabegron’s benefits outweigh its risks as a treatment for overactive bladder (OAB) in patients with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and urinary frequency.
- Allergan Reveals Positive Results For Botox In Overactive Bladder Patients
Allergan Inc. said Wednesday that two late stage studies of Botox for the treatment of patients with idiopathic overactive bladder met their primary endpoints. Results showed that when compared with placebo, Botox notably reduced urinary incontinence episodes in overactive bladder patients who were not adequately managed by an anticholinergic treatment, which is the standard care.
- Simple surgery can help incontinence
News video featuring woman about to have sling procedure surgery to correct incontinence
- NICE to Introduce Guidelines for Incontinence in Sufferers of Neurological Disease
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence are currently developing clinical practice guidelines concerning neurological disease related incontinence. The guidance, for NHS use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, covers a number of areas, including treatment to improve bladder storage and emptying, prevention of urinary tract infections, information, support and access to services.