Stress urinary incontinence: What everyone should know

Urologist Dr. Cletus Georges is a teacher, adviser, part of a review committee, and department chairman who graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology (Biomedical Options) from Andrews University in 1987. Over the past months, he has kept himself busy by writing and releasing a series of blogs on a number of important details in the field of urology.

For today’s blog, Dr. Cletus Georges, discusses stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

A lot of people experience the unintentional release of urine, which is also referred to as urinary incontinence. Stress urinary incontinence, however, is what happens when urine is unintentionally expelled after a person coughs, sneezes, laughs, suddenly moves, or experiences any external stressor that puts pressure on the bladder. Hence, the word “stress.”

There are a number of risk factors for SUI include aging and being obese or overweight. These conditions lead to weakened muscles and ultimately, the development of SUI. Women who have had normal deliveries and those who have undergone hysterectomy are also at risk of developing SUI, according to Dr. Cletus Georges. A strong correlation was also found between prostate cancer in men and SUI.

It has also been found that SUI is more common in women compared to men. And while SUI is not related to psychological stress, it does carry with it some psychological effects. People may feel the need to isolate themselves, embarrassed at what might happen in social scenarios.

Fortunately, Dr. Cletus Georges mentions that SUI is very much treatable.

Dr. Cletus Georges graduated from Andrews University with a degree in Zoology with a Biomedical option in 1997. He completed his residency in Urology at Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center in 1997. He has brought his practice to several places in Florida. For more articles like this, visit this page.