Stress Urinary Incontinence can have many causes. These range from involuntary relaxation of the sphincter muscle leading from the bladder, excessive movements of the urethra or a weakening of the muscles that support the bladder.

For women Stress Urinary Incontinence is often related to childbirth, heavy exercise or previous gynecological surgery. When men suffer from Stress Urinary Incontinence it is mostly as a result of trauma or surgical procedures.

The Stress Urinary Incontinence symptom is smaller or larger involuntary urine leakage during exercise, laughter, coughing, sneezing or position changes.

Though Stress Urinary Incontinence is easily treated, as few as 30% of women sufferers seek treatment. Many choose to wait years before doing so. Hopefully more and more women will seek treatment earlier for several reasons:

• To obtain a good quality of life
• To have an active retirement
• Because of more open discussions about Stress Urinary Incontinence in the media and society
• Increased awareness about Stress Urinary Incontinence being a common, treatable problem.

Talk to a physician who specializes in Stress Urinary Incontinence and ask to be tested for the severity of your problem and how it can be treated.