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| Urinary incontinence is widespread. More than 11 million women in the United States suffer from urinary incontinence and as much as 50% of all women will experience some form of incontinence in their lifetime.1 Those with severe incontinence spend an average of $900 a year to purchase hygiene products. In fact, it is projected that more money is spent on hygiene products in the United States for urinary incontinence than monthly menses. Urinary incontinence is debilitating and costly. |
For some women, the risk of public embarrassment keeps them from enjoying many activities with their family and friends. Urine loss can also occur during sexual activity and cause tremendous emotional distress.
Women experience UI twice as often as men. Pregnancy and childbirth, menopause, and the structure of the female urinary tract account for this difference. But both women and men can become incontinent from neurologic injury, birth defects, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and physical problems associated with aging.
Older women experience UI more often than younger women. But incontinence is not |
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| inevitable with age. UI is a medical problem occuring because of problems with muscles and nerves that help to hold or release urine. |
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