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Incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo - Prevención

Nombres alternativos

Incontinencia de esfuerzo

Prevención:

La realización de los ejercicios de Kegel (contracción de los músculos del piso pélvico como si se tratara de detener el flujo de orina) puede ayudar a prevenir los síntomas. Hacer estos ejercicios durante y después del embarazo puede disminuir el riesgo de sufrir incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo después del parto.

Tracto urinario femenino

Tracto urinario masculino

Reparación de la pared vaginal anterior

Incontinencia por esfuerzo

Fecha de revisión: 4/24/2008
Versión en inglés revisada por:Peter Chen, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynceology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed byDavid Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Holroyd-Leduc JM, Tannenbaum C, Thorpe KE, Straus SE. What type of urinary incontinence does this woman have? JAMA. 2008;299:1446-1456.

Rogers RG. Clinical practice. Urinary stress incontinence in women. N Engl J Med. 2008;358:1029-1036.

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