Urinary incontinence (UI), also known as involuntary urination, is any uncontrolled leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem, which may have a large impact on quality of life.UrinaryincontinenceFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchUrinaryincontinenceOthernamesInvoluntaryurinationAnatomyofthelowerurinarytractandgenitalsystem.Thetopdiagramshowsthefemaleurinarysystem,andthebottomshowsthemaleurinarysystem.SpecialtyUrology,gynecologyUrinaryincontinence(UI),alsoknownasinvoluntaryurination,isanyuncontrolledleakageofurine.Itisacommonanddistressingproblem,whichmayhavealargeimpactonqualityoflife.[1]Ithasbeenidentifiedasanimportantissueingeriatrichealthcare.[2]Thetermenuresisisoftenusedtorefertourinaryincontinenceprimarilyinchildren,suchasnocturnalenuresis(bedwetting).[3]Pelvicsurgery,pregnancy,childbirth,andmenopausearemajorriskfactors.[4]Urinaryincontinenceisoftenaresultofanunderlyingmedicalconditionbutisunder-reportedtomedicalpractitioners.[5]Therearefourmaintypesofincontinence:[6]UrgeincontinenceduetoanoveractivebladderStressincontinencedue"apoorlyfunctioningurethralsphinctermuscle(intrinsicsphincterdeficiency)ortohypermobilityofthebladderneckorurethra"[7]OverflowincontinenceduetoeitherpoorbladdercontractionorblockageoftheurethraMixedincontinenceinvolvefeaturesofdifferentothertypesTreatmentsincludepelvicfloormuscletraining,bladdertraining,surgery,andelectricalstimulation.[8]Behavioraltherapygenerallyworksbetterthanmedicationforstressandurgeincontinence.[9]Thebenefitofmedicationsissmallandlongtermsafetyisunclear.[8]Urinaryincontinenceismorecommoninolderwomen.[10]Contents1Causes1.1Women1.2Men1.3Both2Mechanism2.1Adults2.2Children3Diagnosis3.1Maintypes3.2Othertypes3.3Screening4Management4.1Behavioraltherapy4.1.1Lifestylechanges4.1.2Exercises4.2Devices4.3Medications4.4Surgery4.5Injectabletreatment5Epidemiology5.1Women5.2Men5.3Children6History7Research8References9ExternallinksCauses[edit]Urinaryincontinencecanresultfrombothurologicandnon-u