Urinary Incontinence in Women (cont.)
Points to remember
Urinary incontinence is common in women. All types of
urinary incontinence are treatable. Incontinence is treatable at all ages. You
need not be embarrassed by incontinence.
Hope through research
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has many research programs aimed at finding treatments
for urinary disorders, including urinary incontinence. The NIDDK is sponsoring
the Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network (UITN), a consortium of urologists
and urogynecologists who are evaluating and comparing treatment methods for
stress and mixed incontinence in women. The goal of the first study, completed
in 2007 , was to learn which treatment methods have the best short- and
long-term outcomes for treating stress urinary incontinence in women. Ongoing
studies focus on treatments for urge incontinence and minimally invasive
treatments for stress incontinence.
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development also supports
research in the area of pelvic health. The Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN)
was formed in 2001 to do research to improve the care and daily lives of women
with pelvic organ prolapse and bladder and bowel control problems. For more
information about the PFDN, please visit www.pfdn.org.
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For more information
American Urogynecologic Society
2025 M Street, NW, Suite
800
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-367-1167
Email: info@augs.org
Internet: augs.org
American Urological Association
1000 Corporate Boulevard
Linthicum, MD 21090
Phone: 1-866-RING-AUA (746-4282) or 410-689-3700
Email: aua@auanet.org
Internet: www.UrologyHealth.org
National Association for Continence
P.O. Box 1019
Charleston, SC 29402-1019
Phone: 1-800-BLADDER (252-3337) or 843-377-0900
Email: memberservices@nafc.org
Internet: www.nafc.org
The Simon Foundation for Continence
P.O. Box 815
Wilmette, IL 60091
Phone: 1-800-23-SIMON (237-4666) or 847-864-3913
Email: simoninfo@simonfoundation.org
Internet: www.simonfoundation.org
Source: National Institutes of Health, National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/
Last Editorial Review: 5/14/2008
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