Before 1970, attempts had been made at injecting materials into the urethral wall to relieve incontinence, generally with poor results. Then, in the early 1970s, Solomon Berg reported on the use of ...

Injection of bulking agents into the urethral sphincter is the standard minimally invasive procedure used to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Mayer et al. examined the safety and effectiveness ...

An estimated 15 million women in the U.S. deal with stress urinary incontinence, an accidental leak of urine after pressure on the bladder from movement, a cough or a sneeze. A new procedure being ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A Middlesex Health urologist is treating stress urinary incontinence in a new way. Dr. Dana Kivlin, medical director for the Middlesex Health Center for Continence & Pelvic ...

December 4, 2006 -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a urethral bulking agent for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women; a propylene mesh urethral sling for the ...

Urinary incontinence is the leakage of urine due to loss of bladder control. The condition is common, impacting up to 50 percent of women. While urinary incontinence occurs more often in older women, ...