Professor Andew Korda, University of Western Sydney, senior gynaecologist & urogynaecologist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.
Urinary incontinence often remains undiagnosed and is often under-treated by doctors despite its considerable impact on affected individuals.
Only 30% of women who have symptoms of urinary incontinence ever seek care for their incontinence symptoms. This leaves incontinent women with unresolved morbidity and significantly impaired quality of life.