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Urinary incontinence: how to combat it?

  According to the definition of the International Continence Society (ICS), Urinary Incontinence (UI) is determined when there is “a complaint or discomfort derived from any involuntary loss of urine”. Incontinence may or may not be accompanied by an urgent sensation to urinate and entails the inability to retain urine permanently or temporarily. In addition, there is a significant decrease in quality of life that does not always correlate with the amount of urine lost. It is a very common problem, but many patients hide it out of shame, so there are no exact figures. It is estimated that 50% of people with urinary incontinence do not consult their  urologist in Delhi . It is estimated that 24% of women suffer from urinary incontinence, increasing to 30-40% in middle-aged women and up to 50% in elderly women. In the case of men, 7% suffer from it, reaching 14-29% in those over 65 years of age. It is not a situation of age, although aging favors it. TYPES OF URINARY INCONTINENCE There