SWHR Briefing Highlights Why The Bladder Matters

The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) hosted the Capitol Hill briefing, The Bladder Matters: What Women Need to Know on Thursday, July 15, which highlighted startling statistics and an insightful patient perspective…

What Is Stress Incontinence? What Causes Stress Incontinence?

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), also known as effort incontinence, is the unintentional loss of urine. It is due essentially to insufficient strength of the pelvic floor muscles and is provoked by a physical movement or activity (such as coughing, sneezing or exercising) that puts pressure (stress) on the bladder…

Stress Urinary Incontinence May Be Treated By Autologous Muscle-Derived Cells

Researchers have confirmed that transplanting autologous muscle-derived cells (AMDC) into the bladder is safe at a wide range of doses and significantly improves symptoms and quality of life in patients with stress urinary incontinence. The study was presented at the 104th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) and showed that the injection of muscle-derived cells was well tolerated and significantly improved symptoms.

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