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Doctors: Don’t ignore urinary incontinence

weak bladder, listen up. local doctors say while it’s common, it’s not untreatable it’s called urinary incontinence, and it’s mostly common in women. today, obstetricians and gynecologists from the texas tech health sciences center urged women who experience symptoms like constant leakage or even a little leakage to get it checked out. it’s in observance of bladder awareness month doctors say urinary incontinence is not a condition that will turn into something that is life threatening and it’s not necessarily detrimental to your overall health. it is a big quality of life issue. women with incotinence will often limit their daily activities. will not want to leave their home because of fear of accidents. so it’s a big quality of life issue for most patients.” doctor montoya says people who have this condition might think it”s just age. but urinary incontinence is treatable and even curable, depending on the severity. he says no one should be embarrassed to discuss it with their doctor. el

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