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Selection, Treatment, and Counseling for Women with Urinary Incontinence

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Office Urology

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The International Continence Society (ICS) defines urinary incontinence (UI) as the “involuntary loss of urine that represents a hygienic or social problem to the individual and which is objectively demonstrable.” Estimates of the prevalence of urinary incontinence vary with the profile of the groups studied. Urinary incontinence is estimated to affect 13 million Americans, and costs approx $16 billion in health-care each year. A recent review of the societal cost of care of urinary incontinence in patients >65 yr of age by Wagner and Hu estimated a cost of $26.3 billion, or $3565 per patient. An approximated 10–20% of women aged 15–64 yr, 40% of women >60 yr, and >50% of institutionalized patients (including both sexes) are affected.

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Kobashi, K.C., Leach, G.E. (2001). Selection, Treatment, and Counseling for Women with Urinary Incontinence. In: Kursh, E.D., Ulchaker, J.C. (eds) Office Urology. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-010-0_32

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