title: Urinary incontinence in women.
abstract: Urinary incontinence is a common and vexing problem that affects millions of adults. The main types of incontinence in women are stress, urge, and mixed. It is important to delineate the different types to target the treatment options better. Treatments include conservative or behavioral modifications, pharmacotherapy, and surgical interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of California San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Avenue A633, Box 0738, San Francisco, CA 94143-0738, USA. ddeng@urology.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Donna Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000628:therapy; D053202:Urinary Incontinence, Urge / Q000628:therapy