According to information available at the CDC and NIH websites:

• Over half of woman over 65 yrs old report urinary leakage.
• The incidence of urinary incontinence in the young is usually low.
• The prevalence peaks around menopause and continues to steadily rise later in life.
• Only 40% of patients with incontinence will actually report it to their doctors.
• The emotional and financial burden of incontinence on a person can be devastating.
• $16.3 billion is was spent on incontinence treatments in 2001 (obstetrics and gynecology 98: 398-406, 2001)
• Myth: urinary incontinence is a natural part of growing old.
• Every 1 in 5 men suffer from urinary incontinence.
• Half of all older women experience incontinence at some point in their life.

Treatments available:

•  prescriptions: cause mouth dryness and constipation
•  surgery: serious risk and complications
• O-Shot platelet rich plasma treatments.*

*This new treatment modality is showing great promise in the  effective reduction in the occurrence of incontinence in women.

For more information regarding the facts and possible relief of incontinence in men and women, contact Dr. Melissa Dean, at Dean Wellness Institute in Vero Beach Florida.