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| 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. |
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Bladder Control for Women A comprehensive introduction to the causes, symptoms, and treatments for bladder control problems in women. *pdf version En Español Control de la Vejiga en las Mujeres Una introducción comprensiva de las causas, síntomas, y tratamientos para problemas relacionados con el control de la vejiga en las mujeres. |
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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. *pdf version |
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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. *pdf version |
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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. *pdf version |
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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. *pdf version En Español Hablándole a Su Equipo de Atención de Salud Acerca del Control de la Vejiga Sugestiones para darle a su proveedor de salud la información que necesite para diagnosticar y tratar a su problema del control de la vejiga. Incluye un cuestionario para que lo llene y lo lleve a su primera cita. |
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Your Body's Design for Bladder Control An introduction to the female urinary system. Includes diagrams of the bladder and pelvic floor muscles. *pdf version |
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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. *pdf version |
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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. *pdf version |
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Bladder Control for Women Poster Intended for use by health professionals, this full-color poster outlines simple urologic anatomy, issues surrounding bladder control, and commonly prescribed treatments for bladder control problre the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader software for viewing. |
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