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Incontinence - urinary, in women - Management
How do I determine how severe the incontinence is?
- Ask how often the woman is incontinent, at what times, and during which activities.
- Ask about the use of pads or changing of clothing.
- Ask the woman whether she restricts her daily fluid intake and how often she passes urine, including at night.
- Ask the woman to keep a bladder diary for 3 days to document the amount and types of fluids drunk, individual voided volume, frequency of micturition, episodes of incontinence, and pad and clothing changes. Ask her also to record episodes of urgency.
- Ask about associated symptoms, such as daytime and night-time urinary frequency.
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