Incontinencia urinaria de la mujer

Urinary incontinence in climacteric afrodescendant women from the Colombian Caribbean

“…Biopsychosocial determinants and medical and surgical history have been assessed by different authors. 5,7,28 In the present study, the used of PD OR: 9.43 (95% CI: 2.27-39.15), history of PIH OR: 3.88 (95% CI: 1.31-11.49) and having AH OR: 7.90 (95 CI%: 2.63-23.68) were associated with a greater presence of UI, whereas having sexual partner was a protective factor OR: 0.30 (95 CI%: 0.10-0.90). This applies only when the estimations were not adjusted or when the adjustments were carried out with the different considered variables.…”

“…4 Dieffeux reported that UI presence is higher in white women than in Afro-descendant or Asian women independently of other factors. 5 Aging, obesity, being overweight, pelvic floor dysfunction, diabetes, history of vaginal delivery, gynecological surgeries, urinary infections, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, depression, and use of neuroactive drugs have been related to the presence of UI. 6,7 Several scales have been proposed to identify UI, the most frequently used are: International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-SF), Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire (IQOL), Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q), and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ).…”

“…Some of these have been validated in various languages. 5,[8][9][10][11] Data on UI in climacteric Afro-descendant women in Latin America is limited and the lack of prevalence records is noteworthy. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of UI and its related factors in climacteric Afro-descendant women from the Colombian Caribbean.…”

Neuromodulation of the Posterior Tibial Nerve for the Control of Urinary Incontinence

“…UI is the inability to control the loss of urine, frequently and distressingly, which may be by urethral or extraurethral route [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. UI is a disorder that appears more frequently in women, as well as in geriatric people and, in addition, its prevalence increases with age [ 5 ].…”

“…In order to verify the effectiveness of the neuromodulation of the external popliteal sciatic, it is necessary for the patient to undergo treatment for at least 1 month. Neuromodulation of the external popliteal sciatic is effective in patients with bladder overactivity of both neurological and non-neurological origin [ 3 , 11 ].…”