Women who experience overactive bla...

Women who experience overactive bladder and expres a high extent of bother as a consequence of urge urinary incontinence are les Likely to take delight in sexual activity and are les sexually active, according to a May 9 2004 moderns release from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh. The investigation of 78 women diagnosed with overactive bladder also raise that participants who experienced a significant amount of genital or abdominal pain were Les likely to have intercourse with sexual activity.

investigation participants completed a questionnaire that evaluated the demeanor and degree of bother caused through symptoms of overactive bladder and another questionnaire that evaluated their sexual function. Researchers compared the answers forward both questionnaires to reach their conclusions.

Overactive bladder is a condition in which the muscle surrounding the bladder contracts spastically causing haunt urination or incontinence. It affects more than 17 million Americans, half of whom are women An estimated 80% of these patients do not solicit help or treatment, possibly because there is still a stigma about talking to a physician about overactive bladder, according to the release.

Symptoms of Overactive Bladder Affect Sexual Activity of Women (new release, San Francisco: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center May 9 2004) http:// newsbureau.upmc.com/Medsurg3/AUA2004FemDys.htm (accessed 26 May 2004)

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