Urinary incontinence in women - the overview of pharmacological and surgical methods

Mikut Karolina, Wijata Aleksandra, Gorajek Anna, Kędziora-Kornatowska Kornelia. Urinary incontinence in women - the overview of pharmacological and surgical methods. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2022;12(8):71-84. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.08.007 https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2022.12.08.007 https://zenodo.org/record/6604033 The journal has had 40 points in Ministry of Education and Science of Poland parametric evaluation. Annex to the announcement of the Minister of Education and Science of December 21, 2021. No. 32343. Has a Journal's Unique Identifier: 201159. Scientific disciplines assigned: Physical Culture Sciences (Field of Medical sciences and health sciences); Health Sciences (Field of Medical Sciences and Health Sciences). Punkty Ministerialne z 2019 - aktualny rok 40 punktów. Załącznik do komunikatu Ministra Edukacji i Nauki z dnia 21 grudnia 2021 r. Lp. 32343. Posiada Unikatowy Identyfikator Czasopisma: 201159. Przypisane dyscypliny naukowe: Nauki o kulturze fizycznej (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu); Nauki o zdrowiu (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu). © The Authors 2022; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.05.2022. Revised: 15.05.2022. Accepted: 01.06.2022. Urinary incontinence in women - the overview of pharmacological and surgical methods Karolina Mikut Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu Aleksandra Wijata Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu Anna Gorajek Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu Abstract Introduction and purpose of the work: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common problem among women and the incidence increases with age. It is estimated that about 50% of women will be affected by this problem. There are 5 types of urinary incontinence: exercise, pressure, mixed, overflow and functional. Stress UI is the most common cause among young women, while stress UI is the second most common cause among older women. The widespread use of this phenomenon makes it a significant economic burden. State of knowledge (brief description): Due to the different types of UI and its many causes, treating this disorder becomes a significant challenge. It is important to use combination therapy, starting with pelvic floor muscle strengthening exercise, lifestyle modification, weight loss, and smoking cessation, followed by drug therapy and surgery as necessary. Summary: Currently, many drugs are used in the treatment of urinary incontinence, with different mechanisms of action, which allow the treatment of various types of UI, but pharmacotherapy often does not bring the expected benefits. Surgical treatment appears to be a promising form of treatment, but more research is needed on the long-term effects. Key words: urinary incontinence, treatment, women, pharmacology, surger