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Incontinence - urinary, in women - Management
How do I assess a woman who has incontinence?
- To assess a woman who has urinary incontinence or urgency:
- Determine what type of incontinence the woman has (stress urinary incontinence, urgency incontinence associated with overactive blabber, overflow incontinence, or incontinence from another cause), and
- Identify any causes or conditions that are exacerbating the urinary incontinence or overactive bladder, and
- Determine how severe the incontinence is, and
- Determine the effect of the incontinence on the woman's quality of life.
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