Pharmacologic Causes of Female Incontinence
- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Urogynecology Journal
- Vol. 10 (2) , 106-110
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s001920050027
Abstract
The etiology of female urinary incontinence is complex and multifactorial. Many medications have adverse effects on the lower urinary tract, including the promotion of incontinence in certain women. Medications may cause incontinence through three main mechanisms: decreased intraurethral pressure, increased intravesical pressure, and indirect effects on the lower urinary tract. Careful adjustments of a patient's medications based on a knowledge of pharmacologic mechanisms of action may restore continence in some women.Keywords
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