ReviewOpen access journal of urology2011
Effect of weight loss on urinary incontinence in women.
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- The Effect of Selected Exercise Programs on the Quality of Life in Women with Grade 1 Stress Urinary Incontinence and Its Relationship with Various Body Mass Indices: A Randomized Trial.BioMed research international · 2020Trial
- The effect of weight loss on changes in health-related quality of life among overweight and obese women with urinary incontinence.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2012Trial
- Bariatric Surgery Versus Pelvic Floor Muscle Training: Which is Superior for Managing Urinary Incontinence?Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Comparison of the effects of bariatric surgery and pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence in elderly women with obesity.Surgery in practice and science · 2025Article
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- Urinary incontinence in women who have undergone bariatric surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Observational
- Is Surgical Treatment for Obesity Able to Cure Urinary Incontinence in Women?-A Prospective Single-Center Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- POWER: an open, single-arm, post-market clinical trial using the TENA SmartCare Change Indicator in a home environment.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2023Article
- Impact of bariatric surgery in patients with stress urinary incontinence.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2021Observational
- Readjustable midurethral sling (REMEEX system) in obese women.Investigative and clinical urology · 2019Article
- Clinical study of effectiveness and safety of CELcomplexJournal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2019Article
- The Factors Affecting Lower Urinary Tract Functions in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2018Article
- The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Urinary Incontinence in Women.Obesity surgery · 2016Article
- Weight maintenance: challenges, tools and strategies for primary care physicians.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2016Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this research was review the epidemiology of the association of obesity and urinary incontinence, and to summarize the published data on the effect of weight loss on urinary incontinence.
methodsA literature review of the association between urinary incontinence and overweight/obesity in women was performed. Case series and clinical trials reporting the effect of surgical, behavioral, and/or pharmacological weight loss on urinary incontinence are summarized.
resultsEpidemiological studies demonstrate that obesity is a strong and independent risk factor for prevalent and incident urinary incontinence. There is a clear dose-response effect of weight on urinary incontinence, with each 5-unit increase in body mass index associated with a 20%-70% increase in risk of urinary incontinence. The maximum effect of weight on urinary incontinence has an odds ratio of 4-5. The odds of incident urinary incontinence over 5-10 years increase by approximately 30%-60% for each 5-unit increase in body mass index. There appears to be a stronger association between increasing weight and prevalent and incident stress incontinence (including mixed incontinence) than for urge incontinence. Weight loss studies indicate that both surgical and nonsurgical weight loss leads to significant improvements in prevalence, frequency, and/or symptoms of urinary incontinence.
conclusionEpidemiological studies document overweight and obesity as important risk factors for urinary incontinence. Weight loss by both surgical and more conservative approaches is effective in reducing urinary incontinence symptoms and should be strongly considered as a first line treatment for overweight and obese women with urinary incontinence.
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