Types of Urinary Incontinence
Your treatment journey will start with identifying the type of urinary incontinence you encounter. There are four different categories of UI:
- Urge incontinence – is a form of urinary incontinence characterized by sudden and strong urges to urinate, leading to involuntary leakage of urine.
- Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) – is an involuntary, sudden loss of urine following increased pressure, such as laughing, sneezing, straining, coughing, or exercising.
- Functional incontinence – occurs when you experience challenges such as poor mobility or inability to communicate and are unable to reach the bathroom in time to urinate. Those who experience functional incontinence have normal bladder and urethral function.
- Overflow incontinence – happens when the bladder doesn’t empty completely when you urinate and frequent leaking of urine occurs.
- Mixed incontinence – is a combination of urge and stress incontinence It is also important to note that you can have more than one type of urinary incontinence.
It is also important to note that you can have more than one type of urinary incontinence.
Treatment Options for Urinary Incontinence
Votiva
Votiva is a non-surgical treatment that helps UI by utilizing radiofrequency energy to stimulate collagen and elastin production. This non-invasive treatment improves vaginal tightness, increases moisture and reduces symptoms of urinary incontinence.
VTone
VTone is an FDA-cleared non-surgical treatment that treats stress, urge, and mixed urinary incontinence with the use of electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) and neuromuscular re-education to strengthen pelvic floor muscles.
Morpheus8 V
Morpheus8 V is a radio frequency micro-needling procedure that stimulates the body to send restorative cells to the vaginal and connective tissue. This builds collagen support in the vaginal tissue to relieve stress urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, and urge incontinence.
Additional Tips to Manage UI Symptoms
- Kegel exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles
- Consuming less fluids, especially at night or before bed
- Losing weight (excess weight can put stress on the bladder)
- Avoiding sugary, caffeinated, and alcoholic beverages
Where to Find Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in Dallas, TX
Find out what treatment option can help control your urinary incontinence today by making an appointment at the Women’s Wellness Institute of Dallas. Give us a call at 214-442-0055 or go online and fill out the contact form to learn more.