{"id":6951,"date":"2016-11-17T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T11:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlasklinika.com\/?page_id=6951"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:26:07","slug":"urinary-incontinence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atlasklinika.com\/en\/services\/urology\/urinary-incontinence\/","title":{"rendered":"Urinary incontinence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The problem of urinary incontinence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The problem of urinary incontinence is the involuntary &nbsp;leakage of urine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--24)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft wp-image-1358 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atlasklinika.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Urinarne-inkontinencije.jpg\" alt=\"Urinarne inkontinencije\" class=\"wp-image-1358\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Urinary incontinence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The muscles and tissue most often become weaker, owing to age, pregnancy, vaginal delivery,obesity, diabetes, hormonal therapy hysterectomy, physical activity,smoking, diet,other health problems or family history .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Atlas general hospital &nbsp;patients can have the following examinations done: urological examination, ultrasound, cystoscopy with stress test and establishing diagnosis and treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--24)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are several types of incontinence:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>-Stress incontinence-leaking of urine during physical activities such as lifting weight,physical exercise and laughing, sneezing and coughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Urge incontinence-the sudden and intensive urge to urinate although you may have urinated a while before-inability to control the urge to urinate long enough to reach the toilet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mixed incontinence-a combination of stress and urge incontinence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overflow incontinence-the bladder can not empty completely causing small amounts of urinary leakage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Functional incontinence- the person knows there is a need to urinate but can not make it to the bathroom in time due to a mobility problem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Symptoms of urinary incontinence:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sporadic urine leakage, from very weak (few drops) or medium (wet underwear) to serious (wet clothes).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>urine leakage while coughing, sneezing, laughing, bending, lifting weight and\/or physical activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>urine leakage when changing the position-from lying to sitting or standing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>frequent and sudden urge to go to the toilet and inability to reach it on time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>waking during night to go to the toilet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>constant urine leakage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The reasons why women do not seek medical help for incontinence include the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They believe that their symptoms are normal part of ageing process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They do not know that incontinence can be treated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are embarrassed to talk about it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How is the procedure carried out?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>More and more women today turn to minimally invasive treatments.These procedures may include less pain and a shorter recovery period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Procedure of implanting urethral sling- a sling is placed around the urethra to lift it back into a normal position and to exert pressure on the urethra to aid urine retention.The sling is attached to abdominal wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This procedure is minimally invasive and it can be performed as one-day surgery and recovery period is very short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In most cases,women can get back to their light daily activities,including going back to work within a couple of days and since the incisions are very small the healing process is very short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The problem of urinary incontinence The problem of urinary incontinence is the involuntary &nbsp;leakage of urine. The muscles and tissue most often become weaker, owing to age, pregnancy, vaginal delivery,obesity, diabetes, hormonal therapy hysterectomy, physical activity,smoking, diet,other health problems or family history . 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