Respected urologists, reassure women that incontinence can be controlled or cured and they can live without fear of having an accident in public.

Addressing the most commonly asked questions about incontinence, this accessible reference discusses causes, types of incontinence, and how the condition is diagnosed. The wide range of treatment options is introduced, from pelvic floor therapy and bladder training to electrical stimulation, medications, and surgeries. Eleven million women in the U.S. are coping with urinary incontinence—half of whom are too embarrassed to discuss the matter with their doctors—and this guidebook provides encouragement, showing that in more than 80 percent of cases, treatment can improve or even cure the problem.

Friendly, accessible, and packed with valuable information, this guide is an essential resource for women who are troubled by urinary incontinence.

The authors detail medically sound steps to help the more than 15 million women in America suffering from chronic bladder control problems regain their dignity and independence.

Stop letting your bladder control your life! Life should be carefree. You should be able to go where you want to go and do what you want to do - without your bladder defining your every move. This does not need happen. It is NOT normal, but it IS very common.Take a look around you. How many women do you see at the restaurant, at the movies, at a child's event looking for the bathroom? How many times to they get up to use the bathroom? You probably never noticed because you are one of those women!Do you get up at night to pee? Well, I don't and I can tell you how to sleep through the night from now on. Yes, even if it has been years. There is a way and this book will tell you how.It is time to break the cycle. And this book is the key to unveiling the secret. Stop being one of 'those women' and take control of your bladder, of your life! The time is now. Let's do this!

In A Woman's Guide to Pelvic Health a urologist and a physical therapist offer expert and reassuring advice to women. For example, one of every four women suffers from urinary incontinence, the involuntary leakage of urine. Elizabeth E. Houser and Stephanie Riley Hahn want these women to know that they do not have to cope in silence with this embarrassing problem, limit their lifestyle, or spend thousands of dollars on adult diapers. Symptoms involving the pelvic floor, including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and decreased sexual sensation, can occur at any age. A wide range of treatments, such as targeted exercises, nutrition, and acupuncture, as well as medications and surgical approaches, can bring relief. Case studies and illustrations help readers explore the cause of their own symptoms and how treatments work. A Woman's Guide to Pelvic Health encourages women to address their pelvic floor issues and reclaim their lives. -- Jill Grimes, M.D., author of Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STDs

Female urinary incontinece; exercises, and education for increasing bladder control