Urinary Incontinence, Male
Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine. There are several types of urinary incontinence:
Stress Incontinence is the leakage of small amounts of urine when there is increased intra-abdominal pressure. This can happen with exercise, coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting or other activities.
Urge Incontinence is the leakage of urine when a person feels the sudden strong urge to urinate.
Mixed Incontinence includes symptoms of both stress and urge incontinence.
Male urinary incontinence most commonly occurs later in life and is frequently associated with some type of prostate condition. Patents that undergo radical prostatectomy are typically affected by symptoms of urinary incontinence that can persist for years (or longer) following surgery. Pelvic floor muscle strengthening is a non-invasive treatment option that is recommended to help address these symptoms. Most post-operative patients are directed to perform Kegel exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. However, without more specific instruction, the exercises are often misinterpreted or performed ineffectively.
Stress Incontinence is the leakage of small amounts of urine when there is increased intra-abdominal pressure. This can happen with exercise, coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting or other activities.
Urge Incontinence is the leakage of urine when a person feels the sudden strong urge to urinate.
Mixed Incontinence includes symptoms of both stress and urge incontinence.
Male urinary incontinence most commonly occurs later in life and is frequently associated with some type of prostate condition. Patents that undergo radical prostatectomy are typically affected by symptoms of urinary incontinence that can persist for years (or longer) following surgery. Pelvic floor muscle strengthening is a non-invasive treatment option that is recommended to help address these symptoms. Most post-operative patients are directed to perform Kegel exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. However, without more specific instruction, the exercises are often misinterpreted or performed ineffectively.
