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Urinary Incontinence Calculator for Women / Urine Leakage Calculator

Do you have a problem with urinary leakage? It is estimated that one in eight woman leak urine and are in need of some help. Most suffer in silence and have a compromised quality of life - example they do not socialize due to embarrassment.
Urinary Incontinence Calculator for Women / Urine Leakage Calculator
Use our calculator to find out if you need to consult a doctor or undertake certain pelvic floor exercises that can help your condition.
* All the options are mandatory
Urinary Incontinence Calculator for Women
Select the Frequency of Leakage for Each Activity
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Never Seldom Sometimes Often Always
Laughing
Coughing
Sneezing
Running
Lifting
Rising from lying to sitting position
Rising from sitting to standing position
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Never Seldom Sometimes Often Always
Walking on level ground
Walking uphill
Walking downhill
Jumping with legs together
Jumping with legs together and then apart
Sudden and Rapid Movements
           

 Some Startling Facts about Incontinence
Laughter may be the best medicine, but some woman are afraid to laugh or giggle for any such expression of delight can leave them wet and embarrassed and they suffer in silence accepting this as a life sentence.
  1. One in four woman have leaked urine at some stage in their life.
  2. Some girls leak urine when they giggle and this is called ‘giggle incontinence.
  3. One in eight woman leak urine regularly and need help but are too embarrassed to speak to the doctor.
  4. The rise in the incidence of obesity means increased the burden of urinary leakage.
  5. Urinary incontinence affects more than 26 million Americans, nearly 80 percent of whom are women.
  6. The societal cost of this condition is estimated to $26.3 billion (in 1995). Most of the cost is related to diagnosis and treatment.
  7. The cost of Overactive bladder (or OAB) was 12.6 billion in year US $2000
Remember you are not alone and your problem can be cured and managed more effectively.

Click Here to Read More Facts About Urinary Incontinence

  Acknowledgment
Leakage index developed by Bo can be used to evaluate what physical activities can serve as a trigger for urinary leakage in a woman with urinary stress incontinence. The study was conducted in Oslo, Norway. - Ref. Scand J Urol Nephrol
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Member Comments ( 1 )
i was wondering how many protection underwear I will have to use a day to make sure i dont leak threw my clothes?
(Posted by mac-laroc, Canada Date : 9/28/2011 )

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