Bladder Control Treatment - Arizona Wellness Center

Bladder Control: Let's talk about bladder control for women. There's treatment that works.

Let's Talk About Bladder Control for Women is a public health awareness campaign conducted by the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC), an information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health.

Please select from one of the following publications

	Bladder Control for Women A comprehensive introduction to the causes, symptoms, and treatments for bladder control problems in women. Download PDF (580k)		Your Body's Design for Bladder Control An introduction to the female urinary system. Includes diagrams of the bladder and pelvic floor muscles. Download PDF (373k)
	Exercising Your Pelvic Muscles A description of exercises for the pelvic floor muscles, called Kegel exercises, and how they can help to restore or maintain bladder control. Download PDF (349k)		Your Medicines and Bladder Control A booklet describing the effects that your medications could have on bladder control, with a recommendation for discussing all your medicines with your doctor. Download PDF (370k)
	Menopause and Bladder Control An introduction to the changes to your body that occur during menopause, how these changes can result in loss of bladder control, and how your health care team can help you restore or maintain bladder control. Download PDF (360k)		Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Bladder Control A look at the effects that pregnancy and childbearing can have on bladder control and ways you can counter those effects. Download PDF (320k)
	Talking to Your Health Care Team About Bladder Control Tips for giving your health care provider the information needed to diagnose and treat your bladder control problem. Includes a questionnaire for you to fill out and take to your first appointment. Download PDF (320k)		Your Daily Bladder Diary An easy-to-use form for patients to note liquid intake, trips to the bathroom, urine leaks, and other details that may help explain your incontinence. Download PDF (240k)
	What Your Female Patients Want to Know About Bladder Control A fact sheet with tips for health care providers on raising the issue of incontinence with female patients who may be reluctant to talk about their problem. Download PDF (216k) For additional information, please see Urinary Incontinence in Women An overview of the types, diagnosis, and treatment of urinary incontinence in women.