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Causes of urinary incontinence

Fiona Saunders has 20 years of experience in continence care. In this video she shares her clinical expertise about the causes of urinary incontinence

Clinician Fiona Saunders has 20 years of experience in continence care. In this video she shares her clinical expertise and sets the scene for this week by talking about the causes of urinary incontinence.

Causes of urinary incontinence

Figure 3.1: Causes of urinary incontinence. Available to download in PDF format.

This week you will be exploring all of these causes of urinary incontinence in greater detail.


Your task

Find definitions for ‘overactive bladder dry’ and ‘overactive bladder wet’ and ‘nocturia’ and add to your glossary.

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