Products Mirabegron is commercially available in the form of sustained-release film-coated tablets (Betmiga, USA: Myrbetriq). It was approved in the US and EU in 2012 and in many countries in 2014. Mirabegron was the first agent from the beta3 agonist group to be approved for the treatment of irritable bladder. It was originally intended to … Mirabegron
Some people suffer from an excruciating, precipitous urge to urinate, forcing them to quickly visit a restroom. Sometimes this can result in urge incontinence, an involuntary leakage of urine. What is urge incontinence? Urge incontinence, or urge incontinence, is the medical term for an abrupt onset of urge to urinate that is difficult to control … Urge Incontinence: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Symptoms Urinary incontinence manifests as involuntary leakage of urine. The common problem poses a psychosocial challenge for those affected, which can lead to changes in personal activities and a loss of quality of life. Risk factors include female gender, age, obesity, and numerous medical conditions. Causes Urinary incontinence can occur as a result of pathologic, … Urinary Incontinence: Causes and Treatment
Synonyms for “incontinence” are wetting, enuresis, urinary incontinence. The term “incontinence” does not refer to a single clinical picture. Rather, this term covers a number of diseases in which substances of the organism cannot be regularly retained. In medicine, a distinction is made above all between faecal and urinary incontinence. In addition, the uncontrolled dripping … Incontinence
Forms and causes of urinary incontinence The inability to store urine completely in the bladder is divided into different forms. The most common types of incontinence are so-called urge incontinence, stress or strain incontinence and overflow incontinence. Urge Incontinence The so-called urge incontinence is characterized by a sudden strong urge to urinate. In many cases … Forms and causes of urinary incontinence | Incontinence
Mixed incontinence The so-called mixed incontinence is a combination of stress and urge incontinence. Overflow incontinence So-called overflow incontinence is usually caused by a flow disorder. As a result of the reduced urine outflow, a permanently overfilled bladder develops. Over time, the enormous pressure load on the bladder causes the closing pressure of the external … Mixed incontinence | Incontinence
Overactive bladder syndrome In the case of the syndrome of the overactive bladder, the affected patients experience a sudden, unsuppressible urge to urinate. In many cases, the patient is hardly able to go to the toilet in time. Affected patients usually have a micturition frequency (frequency of visits to the toilet) of at least 8 … Overactive bladder syndrome | Incontinence
Urge Incontinence Urge incontinence (also called urge incontinence) is a sudden, involuntary urge to urinate which can hardly be held back and therefore leads involuntarily to urine leakage. The urge incontinence is caused by a motor or sensory component, mixed forms also exist. Motor urge incontinence is caused by hyperactivity of the muscle that empties … Urge Incontinence | Urinary incontinence
Mixed incontinence Mixed incontinence is a form of urinary incontinence in which urination occurs both under stress and through hyperactivity of the bladder wall muscles or hypersensitivity of the bladder itself. This form is particularly distressing for patients, as they are virtually helplessly exposed to the urge to urinate. Even the renunciation of any physical … Mixed incontinence | Urinary incontinence
Overflow incontinence Overflow incontinence describes a form of urinary incontinence in which the bladder constantly overflows, just like when a full water barrel is filled further and then overflows drop by drop. In order for this to happen, the bladder must be full to the brim, which is not the rule. After all, we usually … Overflow incontinence | Urinary incontinence
Extraurethral urinary incontinence In addition to the five main forms of urinary incontinence already mentioned, there are a few less frequent special cases that should also be mentioned here. In extraurethral urinary incontinence, women experience short circuits between the bladder and the vagina. Since the bladder and vagina are anatomically adjacent to each other, malformations … Extraurethral urinary incontinence | Urinary incontinence
Therapy The forms of therapy vary greatly depending on the form of urinary incontinence. In the case of stress incontinence, an attempt must be made to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. This is achieved by pelvic floor training. Weight reduction can also help to reduce intra-abdominal pressure. Oestrogens can be given as medication, such as … Therapy | Urinary incontinence
