Leaking urine
Urinary (or bladder) incontinence is when you are not able to keep urine from leaking from your urethra, the tube that carries urine out of your body from your bladder. This is common late in pregnancy when the baby is large and pressing directly on the bladder.
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A 38-year old asked:
What could cause me to leak urine?
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Why would I be leaking urine?
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A 43-year old asked:
What does leaking urine mean?
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A 46-year old asked:
Am i squirting or leaking urine?
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A 44-year old asked:
How can I stop from leaking urine?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I'm leaking urine and idk what to do .?
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A 46-year old asked:
Why do I feel like i'm leaking urine constantly?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why is it that i keep leaking urine accidentally?
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A 31-year old asked:
What to do if I am leaking urine throughout the day?
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A 35-year old asked:
What should I do if i'm always feel like i'm leaking urine?
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A 32-year old asked:
What to do if i continue leaking urine after i go to the loo?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What are some reasons I'm leaking urine? I'm only 26 and have never had children.
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A 28-year old female asked:
Urine flow is fine but i leak urine and it drys brown on undies but comes out yellow?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I feel like i leak urine, but when i check there's nothing there. I don't have any pain when urinating and i urinate normally. What does this mean?
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A 32-year old asked:
Why is it that i leak urine throughout the day?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why do I leak urine? I used to masturbate, but have quitted.
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A 53-year old female asked:
I leak urine just after a bath why
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A 35-year old female asked:
I still leak urine 9 weeks after my vaginal delivery. What to do?
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A 34-year old female asked:
If my husband leaks urine every once and a while does he need to see a doctor? he pees often but isn't bothered by it?
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A 18-year old female asked about a 20-year old female:
Hi my friend has a problem, her vagina smells fishy and leaks urine when she coughs. She has a shower then the next day smells again. Any advice?
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A 31-year old asked:
Hello, I leak urine after i'm finished and i've tried waiting and milking urethra. No other symptoms and 31 year old male.What should I do? Thanks
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A 40-year old female asked:
Why is a PCNL opening not closed after surgery? How long will I leak urine from my back? It's been 3.5 days and it's still flowing heavily at times.
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A 41-year old asked:
What can I do to stop leaking urine during sex?
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A 42-year old asked:
In what way can I stop leaking urine during sex?
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A 44-year old asked:
After having a baby I can't stop leaking urine, what is going on?
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A 41-year old asked:
I am constantly feel like I'm leaking urine. What do I do? I'm a girl.
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A 20-year old female asked:
Starter leaking urine shortly after going to the bathroom. Is this bad? No other symptoms, but it's embarassing!
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A 54-year old female asked:
I have this burning right at the opening of the vaginal what causes it not when I pee but I leak urine most of the time could that cause it?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why does my penis leak urine after going to the loo?
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A 35-year old asked:
I have found that often i leak urine, especially when i laugh etc. What could be causing this?
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