Incontinence in women - urinary and bowel
What is incontinence?
Incontinence is an uncontrollable loss of urine from the bladder or faeces or wind from the bowel. Incidence and volume may differ, depending upon severity.
It may occur when coughing, laughing, sneezing or during physical activity. It is not uncommon to have both urinary and bowel problems.
How common is urinary incontinence?
It affects over 50% of women at some stage in their life. While it is common, it's not normal and can lead to:
- restriction in lifestyle
- embarrassment
- further problems and risks, especially as we grow older
Can incontinence be treated?
There are very few women with urinary Incontinence who cannot be cured or significantly improved. It's important to have the correct diagnosis with a Urodynamic Study so the correct treatment can be given.
Whilst Sydney Urodynamic Centres are specialists in diagnosing the cause of urinary incontinence, we can also recommend an appropriate course of action if we identify that you may also benefit from treatment of faecal incontinence.
Learn more about urinary incontinence
Click here to download our Urinary Incontinence Brochure
Visit a centre located near you
A referral from your doctor is required to have a Urodynamic Study done.
Your doctor may have our referral forms. If not they can download it from this site. Alternatively you can download one and take it to your doctor to complete.
Click here to download a referral form
