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Endocrine disorders
Endocrine disorders can affect bladder function and be the cause of urinary incontinence. Read this article to find out more.
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Endocrine disorders can affect bladder function and be the cause of urinary incontinence.
Some examples of this are:
- Diabetes
- Glycosuria glucose in urine
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Thyroid imbalance – thyroid imbalances are most commonly seen in women
- Hypothyroidism (low thyroid levels) can cause retention of urine
- Hyperthyroidism ( high thyroid levels) most commonly causes frequency and urgency. Other storage symptoms include urge incontinence, nocturia and nocturnal enuresis
- Pituitary disorders
- Arginine vasopressin/antidiuretic hormone disorders lead to nocturia or nocturnal enuresis
- Oestrogen deficiencies
- Atrophic vaginitis
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