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Clinical Resource: You Don’t Have to Live with Urinary Incontinence: Dr. Jun Song on Real Solutions

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Urinary incontinence is more common than many people realize—and it’s also very treatable. In this video, Dr. Jun Song, Assistant Professor and Urogynecologist at UAMS, explains the two main types of urinary incontinence: stress incontinence, which causes leakage during activities like coughing or sneezing, and overactive bladder, which leads to frequent or urgent urination. Dr. Song walks viewers through a range of treatment options, from Kegel exercises and pelvic floor physical therapy to more advanced procedures like mid-urethral slings and urethral bulking. He also addresses how underlying conditions like diabetes or neurological disorders can contribute to symptoms—and how simple lifestyle changes, like modest weight loss, can significantly improve quality of life. One of the most important takeaways? You don’t have to live with urinary incontinence. There are many options available, and it all starts with having a conversation with your doctor.

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There are two types of urinary incontinence. One being stress incontinence or the leakage of urine with coughing or sneezing and that’s usually  treated either with kegel exercises or procedures to help prevent that leakage. Overactive bladder the other type of urinary incontinence is often
treated with medications and if medications fail then there are more invasive options as well. Other times it can be related to diabetes  or disorders that affect the nervous system. When a patient comes to me with urinary incontinence  I’ll often talk to the patient and see and explore
how much this impacts their quality of life and  then we’ll talk about treatment options and often I’ll recommend starting with the least invasive  options such as pelvic floor physical therapy; however, if patients have tried that and haven’t  seen an improvement we’ll also talk about other
more invasive options such as surgery or a  procedure to help treat that. Some of the surgical treatments options we have available for  stress urinary incontinence include a mid urethral sling which is a piece of mesh that goes under  the urethra to provide support during times of
coughing or sneezing. There’s also a procedure called bulking where we can help to close the urethra better to help prevent that leakage. One  of the biggest lifestyle changes that patients can make to help improve symptoms related  to pelvic floor disorders are weight loss if patients are overweight even a weight  loss of 3 to 5% of your body weight can help improve those symptoms by as much as 10 to  20%. A common misconception or myth regarding urinary incontinence is that there are  no treatment options and that patients just have to live with this for the rest of  their lives. However we do have many different options available both for overactive bladder as  well as stress urinary incontinence and only by
bringing this up to your doctor will you be able  to get the care to help improve these conditions.

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