title: Stress urinary incontinence: an overview of diagnosis and treatment options.
abstract: Giving birth is known to create risk for various degrees of urinary incontinence (UI) at any time after the birth. Environmental and genetic factors predispose many women to pelvic floor disorders. When a woman determines she is incontinent and has approached her provider, she will need an accurate, proper diagnosis and then consider a selected course of treatment. It is imperative that she is informed of all choices so she can choose the treatment with which she is most comfortable, fits her lifestyle, and will improve her quality of life.
authors.forename: Lianne F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Herbruck
mesh_terms: D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000150:complications; D015984:Causality; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D052576:Menstrual Hygiene Products; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D017773:Pelvic Floor; D010570:Pessaries; D010808:Physical Examination; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014563:Urodynamics; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy