Once the correct diagnosis has been made, your doctor can discuss an appropriate management plan with you. The different types of incontinence have different treatments varying from several forms of physiotherapy to medications, hormone treatment and occasionally surgery. Current options for incontinence often require minimal time in hospital and have a rapid recovery with excellent results.

The different types of incontinence (stress, urge and overflow incontinence) often occur together in the same woman and it is frequently difficult to make an accurate diagnosis clinically. This however, is vitally important and therefore many women need some investigations, called Urodynamics, to accurately diagnose their problem.