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Can menopause affect bladder control? Yes. Some women
have bladder control problems after they stop having periods. FACT: In 1998 there were more than 477 million postmenopausal women in the world. By 2025, the number is expected to rise to 1.1 billion. Problems with the vagina and bladder. The genital area can get drier and thinner as estrogen levels change. This dryness may make sexual intercourse painful. Vaginal infections can become more common. Some women have more urinary tract infections. Estrogen acts directly on the tissue around the urethra (opening through which urine passes to the outside of the body). The problem starts when estrogen levels drop and the lining of the urethra and bladder wall thins and pelvic muscles weaken. This lack of estrogen may be the cause of many urinary symptoms including incontinence, pain with urination, urgency and frequency. Pressure from coughing, sneezing, or lifting can push urine through the weakened muscle. This kind of leakage is called stress incontinence. Also see Incontinence. It is one of the most common kinds of bladder control problems in older women. Other problems can make it hard to hold urine long enough to get to the bathroom.
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Definitions
premenstrual syndrome
n. Abbr. PMS
A varied group of physical and psychological symptoms, including abdominal bloating,
breast tenderness, headache, fatigue, irritability, anxiety, and depression, that occur
from 2 to 7 days before the onset of menstruation and cease shortly after menses begins.
premenstrual syndrome
n : a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of
menstruation [syn: PMS]
men·o·pause
n : the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends [syn: climacteric, change
of life]
[New Latin m
nopausis : meno- + Greek pausis, pause;
see pause.]
\Men"o*pause\, n. [Gr. ? month + ? to cause to cease. See Menses.] (Med.) The period
of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life.