Urinary incontinence is not a disease, but a symptom of a dysfunction of the urinary tract. People who experience urinary incontinence lose voluntary control over their bladder function, resulting in urine leakage. For many men who experience urinary incontinence, the condition is temporary and is frequently associated with treatment for BPH or treatment for prostate cancer. For others, however, it is permanent, although men can often significantly improve their control over urine flow with the right treatment for incontinence.
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a type of urinary incontinence and a form which, like urinary incontinence in general, can be associated with a number of factors, including BPH, prostatitis and prostate cancer and their treatments. Although millions of men and women have overactive bladder, few people will admit they have this condition, even to their doctors. An estimated 29.8 million adults aged 40 years or older in the United States have bothersome symptoms of overactive bladder.
People who live with urinary incontinence and overactive bladder often find that it has a significant and life-altering effect on their lives. When people are worried they may experience urinary leakage while at work, at social occasions, while having sex, or during other situations, it is easy to understand how urinary incontinence and overactive bladder could cause them to become isolated from family and friends, depressed, and anxious.
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