The terminology of lower urinary tract function will be standardized by the ICS. This report contains the recommendations dealing with urinary incontinence, procedures related to the evaluation of urine storage (cystometry, urethral closure pressure profile) and units of measurement.

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This report continues with recommendations on procedures related to the evaluation of micturition. It covers pressure‐flow relationships and residual urine. These recommendations were subject to discussion during the Seventh Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society in Portoroz, Yugoslavia, September 1977. These standards are proposed to facilitate comparison of results by investigators who use urodynamic methods. It is recommended that the aknowledgement of these standards in written publications be indicated by a footnote to the section “Methods and Material” or its equivalent: “Methods, definitions and units conform to the standards proposed by the International Continence Society except where specifically noted.”

A régime is described for treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence by the intra‐anal plug electrode, giving results in 30 patients. Therapy is safe, inexpensive, and involves the minimum of hospital or general practitioner supervision. Positioning and control are easy with the modified electrode. Stimulation causes no appreciable discomfort in most patients. Possible modes of action are discussed and it is suggested that stimulation works by strengthening levator tone rather than local sphincters. Perineal awareness is enhanced, making conscious muscle contraction easier in exercises. Greater use should be made of this device.